Folsom, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Folsom is an unincorporated community
in Wetzel County
, West Virginia
, United States
. It lies at an elevation of 925 feet (282 m).
Starting down Fishing Creek at the Wetzel County/Harrison County line, we come to Folsom. Folsom used to be called Robinson, named after the Robinson Improvemnt Company, and was later changed to Folsom from the maiden name of Grover Cleveland's wife.
Chinese worked alongside West Virginian's 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 displaced. Finding property lines is still a big problem.
At one time, it kept three prosperous grocery stores in business: mainly Hood's G. C. Wallace, and another one that's name is unknown. The Hood's later converted it to a house until three years ago. At that time Jimmy and Cindy Glasscock purchased it and turned it back into a grocery store called J & C Market.
Hezakiah Hood was the first to settle in Folsom.
Information Provided by:
Max Hood and Cindy Glasscock
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Wetzel County
Wetzel County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,693 people, 7,164 households, and 5,079 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,313 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
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. It lies at an elevation of 925 feet (282 m).
Starting down Fishing Creek at the Wetzel County/Harrison County line, we come to Folsom. Folsom used to be called Robinson, named after the Robinson Improvemnt Company, and was later changed to Folsom from the maiden name of Grover Cleveland's wife.
Chinese worked alongside West Virginian's 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 displaced. Finding property lines is still a big problem.
At one time, it kept three prosperous grocery stores in business: mainly Hood's G. C. Wallace, and another one that's name is unknown. The Hood's later converted it to a house until three years ago. At that time Jimmy and Cindy Glasscock purchased it and turned it back into a grocery store called J & C Market.
Hezakiah Hood was the first to settle in Folsom.
Information Provided by:
Max Hood and Cindy Glasscock