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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Green Sulphur Springs
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°34′12″N 80°47′22″W / 37.57000°N 80.78944°W / 37.57000; -80.78944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes25966

Green Sulphur Springs (also Green Sulphur) is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies near Interstate 64 to the northeast of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County. Its elevation is 1,552 feet (473 m). Green Sulphur Springs had a post office, with the ZIP code 25966, until it closed on February 29, 1992.

History

Green Sulphur Springs takes its name from an underground spring containing sulfur. It was discovered in the 19th century by accident when prospectors were drilling for salt water.

References

  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  5. 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. 285.
  6. Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 659.
Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
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