Sias, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:	Sias, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:	West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:	Sias
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Lincoln
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Ft:	679
Coordinates:	38.1847°N -82.0872°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP codes
Postal Code:	25563
Area Code:	304 & 681
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1555621

Sias is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Sias is located on the Mud River and County Routes 7 and 46, 6.5miles south of Hamlin.^[1] Sias had a post office, which closed on February 1, 1997.^[2]

Tradition has it the name is a corruption of the word "ice", but Hamill Kenny proposes the town instead may be named after the Sias family.^[3]

Notes and References

1. West Virginia Department of Transportation. Lincoln County, West Virginia General Highway Map. 2011. 1. November 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425063830/http://gis.wvdot.com/gti/County_Maps/Lincoln_1_of_2.pdf. 2012-04-25. dead.
2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. November 10, 2011. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
3. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 577.