Mill Point, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°09′29″N 80°10′51″W / 38.15806°N 80.18083°W / 38.15806; -80.18083CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty PocahontasElevation

2,198 ft (670 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1552112^[1]

Mill Point is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Mill Point is at the junction of U.S. Route 219 and state routes 39 and 55, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Hillsboro.

Mill Point was so named on account of there being several mills near the original town site.^[2]

Notable person

William Luther Pierce, white supremacist, nationalist and author of The Turner Diaries.^[3]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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. 417.
^ Roddy, Dennis. "Obituary: William L. Pierce / Creator of large neo-Nazi group". post-gazette.com. post-gazette. Retrieved September 22, 2021.