Folsom, West Virginia

Folsom
Unincorporated community
Nickname(s): Robinson
Folsom
Folsom

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°28′14″N 80°31′13″W / 39.47056°N 80.52028°W / 39.47056; -80.52028Coordinates: 39°28′14″N 80°31′13″W / 39.47056°N 80.52028°W / 39.47056; -80.52028
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wetzel
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 26348

Folsom is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 925 feet (282 m).[1]

Folsom used to be called Robinson, named after the Robinson Improvement Company, and was later changed to Folsom from the maiden name of Grover Cleveland's wife.

Chinese worked alongside West Virginians on the construction of the railroad in Folsom and through the rest of the Shortline area. Folsom Grade School was consolidated into Smithfield School which was later consolidated into Reader's Shortline School. There also used to be a sawmill in Folsom, but when Route 20 came through this mill and also a few houses were displaced.

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