Countsville, West Virginia

Countsville is an unincorporated community in Roane County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Countsville was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1953.^[2] The community was named after S. B. Counts, who was instrumental in securing the post office for the town.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Countsville, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
↑ 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. 188.

Municipalities and communities of Roane County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Spencer
City	Spencer
Town	Reedy
Unincorporated communities	Alvord Amma Billings Bright Buffalo Lick Cicerone Clio Clover Cotton Countsville Depue Elana Flatfork Gandeeville Grace Graux Harmony Iola Jingo Kester Kettle Lattimer Leaning Oak Left Hand Linden Liverpool‡ Looneyville Morning Star Mount Olive Nancy Run Newton Osbornes Mills Otto Patsey Peniel Pigeon Red Knob Reedyville Roxalana Ryan Shad Speed Stringtown Sunflower Tariff Triplett Uler Vicars Virgil Wallback‡ Walton Zona
Ghost towns	Higby July‡ Leo Mattie Pad Woodyard
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°41′36″N 81°26′26″W / 38.69333°N 81.44056°W / 38.69333; -81.44056

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