Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Green Sulphur Springs
Green Sulphur Springs
Unincorporated community
	Green Sulphur Springs Location within the state of West Virginia Green Sulphur Springs Green Sulphur Springs (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°34′12″N 80°47′22″W / 37.57000°N 80.78944°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Summers
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25966

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.^[2] Its elevation is 1,552 feet (473 m).^[3] Green Sulphur Springs had a post office, with the ZIP code 25966, until it closed on February 29, 1992.^[4]

History[edit]

Green Sulphur Springs takes its name from an underground spring containing sulfur.^[5] It was discovered in the 19th century by accident when prospectors were drilling for salt water.^[6]

References[edit]

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

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[GR7-1] 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. 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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
City	Hinton	Summers County map
Unincorporated communities	Ballengee‡ Bargers Springs Barksdale Barnettown Bellepoint Bertha Beurytown Brooklin Brooks Browning Buck Carew Claypool Clayton Crossroads Crumps Bottom Ellison Ellison Ridge Elton Farley Forest Hill Glenray Green Sulphur Springs Griffith Creek Hill Top Hilldale Hix Indian Mills Judson Jumping Branch Lick Creek Lockbridge Lowell Mandeville Marie Meadow Creek Mountview‡ Neponset Nimitz Pence Springs Pipestem Ramp Riffe Sandstone Santafee Seminole Streeter Suck Creek Talcott Tempa True Valley Heights Wiggins
Ghost towns	Egypt Junta Lilly Mercers Saltworks Tina Warford
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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