Crow Summit, West Virginia

Crow Summit, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Crow Summit is located in West Virginia
Crow Summit
Crow Summit
Crow Summit is located in the United States
Crow Summit
Crow Summit
Coordinates: 38°54′23″N 81°41′08″W / 38.90639°N 81.68556°W / 38.90639; -81.68556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1537881[1]

Crow Summit is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Crow Summit is located on County Route 56, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north of Ripley.[2] Crow Summit once had a post office, which is now closed.[3] The community was named after Michael Crow, an original owner of the town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Crow Summit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Jackson County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Crow Summit Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. 193.


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