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]
Seth, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°06′29″N 81°37′23″W / 38.10806°N 81.62306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Boone |
Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 25181 |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1546581[1] |
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
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.