Sias, West Virginia

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Sias, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Sias is located in West Virginia
Sias
Sias
Coordinates: 38°11′05″N 82°05′14″W / 38.18472°N 82.08722°W / 38.18472; -82.08722Coordinates: 38°11′05″N 82°05′14″W / 38.18472°N 82.08722°W / 38.18472; -82.08722
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25563
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555621[1]

Sias is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Sias is located on the Mud River and County Routes 7 and 46, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Hamlin.[2] Sias had a post office, which closed on February 1, 1997.[3]

Tradition has it the name is a corruption of the word "ice", but Hamill Kenny proposes the town instead may be named after the Sias family.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sias, West Virginia
  2. ^ Lincoln County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  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. 577.


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