Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
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ZIP codes 25966[1] | ||
Green Sulphur Springs (also Green Sulphur) is an
ZIP code 25966, until it closed on February 29, 1992.[4]
History
Green Sulphur Springs takes its name from an underground spring containing sulfur.[5] It was discovered in the 19th century by accident when prospectors were drilling for salt water.[6]
References
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ 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. 285.
- ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 659.
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