Arnoldsburg, West Virginia

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Arnoldsburg, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Arnoldsburg
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Arnoldsburg
Arnoldsburg (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°47′20″N81°7′39″W / 38.78889°N 81.12750°W / 38.78889; -81.12750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25234

Arnoldsburg (also Arnoldsburgh) is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 33 at the point where West Virginia Route 16 heads southward; it is several miles south of the county seat of Grantsville. [1] Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). [2] The West Fork Little Kanawha River flows through the community. [3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 25234. [4]

Arnoldsburg derives its name from Charles Arnold, a local schoolteacher. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-12. Accessed 2008-01-17.
  3. ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.
  4. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ 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. 86.


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