Griffithsville, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Griffithsville is an unincorporated community
in eastern Lincoln County
, West Virginia
, United States
. It lies along West Virginia Route 3 southeast of the town of Hamlin
, the county seat
of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 25521. It also has a Middle School, two greenhouses, and a Christmas tree farm owned and operated by Larry & Syble Wilkerson and Jeff & Landin Harper. Griffithsville wasn't always small though. In the early 1900's, Griffithsville was a booming oil town. It had boarding houses, several stores, a movie theater, and a Pennzoil pumping station.
Unincorporated area
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in eastern Lincoln County
Lincoln County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,108 people, 8,664 households, and 6,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 9,846 housing units at an average density of 22 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along West Virginia Route 3 southeast of the town of Hamlin
Hamlin, West Virginia
Hamlin, originally named "Hamline," is a town in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States, along the Mud River. The population was recorded as 1,119 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.-History:...
, the county seat
County seat
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of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
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, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
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of 25521. It also has a Middle School, two greenhouses, and a Christmas tree farm owned and operated by Larry & Syble Wilkerson and Jeff & Landin Harper. Griffithsville wasn't always small though. In the early 1900's, Griffithsville was a booming oil town. It had boarding houses, several stores, a movie theater, and a Pennzoil pumping station.