Smoot is an unincorporated community in western Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. It lies south of the interchange of Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60, northwest of the city of Lewisburg, the county seat of Greenbrier County.[1] Its elevation is 2,480 feet (756 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 24977.[3]
Smoot, West Virginia | |
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  Smoot Location within the state of West Virginia  Smoot Smoot (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°52′43″N 80°39′32″W / 37.87861°N 80.65889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Greenbrier |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 24977 |
The community was named after E. D. Smoot, who was credited with securing a post office for the town.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smoot, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-02-19.
- ^ 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. p. 590.
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