Jumping Branch, West Virginia

Jumping Branch, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Jumping Branch, West Virginia
Jumping Branch, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°39′27″N 80°58′35″W / 37.65750°N 80.97639°W / 37.65750; -80.97639Coordinates: 37°39′27″N 80°58′35″W / 37.65750°N 80.97639°W / 37.65750; -80.97639
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Elevation 2,297 ft (700 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 25969
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1541044[1]

Jumping Branch is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located west of Hinton. The name Jumping Branch originated as settlers had to cross a stream to enter the area by crossing over a fallen tree before it was bridged.[2] The Lilly Crews cemetery is located there as well. Jumping Branch has a post office with ZIP code 25969.[3]

A portion of the Giles-Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike ran through Jumping Branch. The route is unverifiable.

Jumping Branch postmark 

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jumping Branch, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. p. 355.
  3. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Zoroya, Gregg (13 February 2004). "One wild ride for jackpot winner". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2015.


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