Smithville, West Virginia

Smithville
Unincorporated community
Smithville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Smithville
Smithville (the US)
Coordinates: 39°4′26″N 81°5′39″W / 39.07389°N 81.09417°W / 39.07389; -81.09417Coordinates: 39°4′26″N 81°5′39″W / 39.07389°N 81.09417°W / 39.07389; -81.09417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 26178

Smithville is an unincorporated community in southern Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA. 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] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26178.[3]

The community was named after Barnes Smith, Sr., the original owner of the town site.[4]

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithville, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. 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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