Snow Hill, Nicholas County, West Virginia

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Snow Hill, West Virginia
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Snow Hill, West Virginia
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Snow Hill, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°08′07″N80°46′53″W / 38.13528°N 80.78139°W / 38.13528; -80.78139 Coordinates: 38°08′07″N80°46′53″W / 38.13528°N 80.78139°W / 38.13528; -80.78139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Nicholas
Elevation 2,690 ft (820 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555655 [1]

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Snow Hill is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south-southeast of Summersville.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Nicholas County, West Virginia county in West Virginia, United States

Nicholas County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,233. Its county seat is Summersville. The county was created in 1818 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Virginia Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas.

West Virginia State of the United States of America

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States and is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.

The community was descriptively named on account of a nearby snowy hill. [2]

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