Countsville, West Virginia

Countsville is an unincorporated community in Roane County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Countsville was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1953.^[2] The community was named after S. B. Counts, who was instrumental in securing the post office for the town.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Countsville, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
↑ 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. 188.

Municipalities and communities of Roane County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Spencer

City	Spencer

Town	Reedy

Unincorporated communities	Alvord Amma Billings Bright Buffalo Lick Cicerone Clio Clover Cotton Countsville Depue Elana Flatfork Gandeeville Grace Graux Harmony Iola Jingo July Kester Kettle Lattimer Leaning Oak Left Hand Linden Liverpool‡ Looneyville Mattie Morning Star Mount Olive Nancy Run Newton Otto Pad Patsey Peniel Pigeon Red Knob Roxalana Shad Slate Speed Stringtown Sunflower Tariff Uler Virgil Wallback‡ Walton Zona

Ghost towns	Higby July‡ Woodyard

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°41′36″N 81°26′26″W / 38.69333°N 81.44056°W / 38.69333; -81.44056

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