Maysville, West Virginia

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Maysville, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 39°6′54″N79°9′53″W / 39.11500°N 79.16472°W / 39.11500; -79.16472 Coordinates: 39°6′54″N79°9′53″W / 39.11500°N 79.16472°W / 39.11500; -79.16472
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Grant
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26833 [1]
Area code(s) 304 and 681
GNIS feature ID1555073 [2]

The original county seat of Grant County, Maysville is an unincorporated community on North Fork Lunice Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The community lies at the eastern approach of Mays Gap in Knobly Mountain along West Virginia Route 42.

The community's name is derived from the local Mays or Mayse family. [3]

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References

  1. "Maysville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maysville, West Virginia
  3. 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. 407.