West Columbia, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°58′59″N 82°03′49″W / 38.98306°N 82.06361°W / 38.98306; -82.0636125287
West Columbia is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. West Columbia is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 62, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Mason. West Columbia has a post office with ZIP code 25287.[2]
The community most likely was named after Columbia, the female personification of the United States of America.[3]
Infrastructure
The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation operates the women's prison Lakin Correctional Center in Lakin, near West Columbia.[4]
Notable person
- Georgiana Goddard King (1871–1939), Hispanist and medievalist
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Columbia, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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. pp. 665–666.
- ^ "Lakin Correctional Center and Jail." West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on November 17, 2018. "11264 Ohio River Road, West Columbia, WV 25287 (Mason County)"
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Municipalities and communities of Mason County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Point Pleasant
communities
- Ambrosia
- Arbuckle
- Arlee
- Ash
- Ashton
- Baden
- Beale
- Beech Hill
- Ben Lomond
- Capehart
- Condee
- Couch
- Deerlick
- Fairview
- Glenwood
- Graham Station
- Greer
- Grimms Landing
- Gunville
- Hogsett
- Lakin
- Letart
- Maggie
- Mercers Bottom
- Mount Olive
- Nat
- Pondlick
- Rayburn
- Sassafras
- Southside
- Spilman
- Tribble
- Upland
- Waterloo
- West Columbia
- Wood
- Wyoma
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