Coordinates: 38°06′29″N 81°37′23″W / 38.10806°N 81.62306°W / 38.10806; -81.62306

Seth, West Virginia

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Seth, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Seth is located in West Virginia
Seth
Seth
Seth is located in the United States
Seth
Seth
Coordinates: 38°06′29″N 81°37′23″W / 38.10806°N 81.62306°W / 38.10806; -81.62306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25181
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1546581[1]

Seth is an unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Seth is located on West Virginia Route 3, 11 miles (18 km) east-northeast of Madison. Seth has a post office with ZIP code 25181.[2]

The community was named after Seth Foster, who was instrumental in securing a post office for the town.[3] Prior to Seth, it was initially named Coon's Mills up to at least the Civil War period.[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 565.
  4. ^ Graham, Michael (2014). The Coal River Valley in the Civil War: West Virginia Mountains, 1861. The History Press. ISBN 978-1626196605. Retrieved May 13, 2018.


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