Gilboa, West Virginia

Gilboa, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gilboa, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Gilboa, West Virginia
Gilboa, West Virginia
Gilboa, West Virginia is located in the United States
Gilboa, West Virginia
Gilboa, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°18′12″N 80°56′11″W / 38.30333°N 80.93639°W / 38.30333; -80.93639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
2,251 ft (686 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26671
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1539393[1]

Gilboa is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Gilboa is located on West Virginia Route 39, 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Summersville. Gilboa has a post office with ZIP code 26671.[2]

The community derives its name, directly or indirectly, from Mount Gilboa in Israel.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 267.


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