Smithville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°4′26″N 81°5′39″W / 39.07389°N 81.09417°W / 39.07389; -81.0941726178
Smithville is an unincorporated community in southern Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 47 south of the town of Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County.[1] Its elevation is 686 feet (209 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26178.[3]
The community was named after Barnes Smith, Sr., the original owner of the town site.[4]
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithville, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ 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. 589.
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Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Harrisville
communities
- Beatrice
- Beech Grove
- Berea
- Brohard
- Burnt House
- Cantwell
- Chevaux De Frise
- Cisco
- Cokeleys
- Cornwallis
- Dutchman
- Eva
- Five Forks
- Fonzo
- Girta
- Goffs
- Holbrook
- Hazelgreen
- Highland
- Lamberton
- Lawford
- Macfarlan
- Mahone
- Mountain
- Petroleum
- Pew Hill
- Pike
- Prunty
- Racket‡
- Racy
- Riddle
- Riverside
- Rusk
- Rutherford
- Six Hill
- Slab
- Smithville
- Stanley
- Toll Gate
- Thursday
- Trilby
- Washburn
- White Oak
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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