Snow Hill, Nicholas County, West Virginia

Snow Hill, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Snow Hill, West Virginia
Snow Hill, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°08′07″N 80°46′53″W / 38.13528°N 80.78139°W / 38.13528; -80.78139Coordinates: 38°08′07″N 80°46′53″W / 38.13528°N 80.78139°W / 38.13528; -80.78139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Nicholas
Elevation 2,690 ft (820 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555655[1]

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Snow Hill is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south-southeast of Summersville.

The community was descriptively named on account of a nearby snowy hill.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Hill, Nicholas County, West Virginia
  2. 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. 591.


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