Snow Hill, Kanawha County, West Virginia

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Snow Hill, West Virginia
Snow Hill is located in West Virginia
Snow Hill
Snow Hill
Coordinates: 38°19′29″N 81°34′17″W / 38.32472°N 81.57139°W / 38.32472; -81.57139Coordinates: 38°19′29″N 81°34′17″W / 38.32472°N 81.57139°W / 38.32472; -81.57139
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555656[1]

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Snow Hill is 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of downtown Charleston.

The community was descriptively named on account of nearby salt deposits.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Hill, Kanawha County, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 591.


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