Griffithsville, West Virginia
| Griffithsville | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Griffithsville Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′19″N 81°59′21″W / 38.23861°N 81.98917°WCoordinates: 38°14′19″N 81°59′21″W / 38.23861°N 81.98917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lincoln |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 25521 |
Griffithsville is an unincorporated community in eastern Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 3 southeast of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County.[1] Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 25521. It also has a Middle School, two greenhouses, and a Christmas tree farm owned and operated by Larry & Syble Wilkerson and Jeff & Landin Harper. Griffithsville wasn't always small though. In the early 1900s, Griffithsville was a booming oil town. It had boarding houses, several stores, a movie theater, and a Pennzoil pumping station.[3]
References
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Griffithsville, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
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