Forest Hill, West Virginia

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Forest Hill
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Buildings along WV Route 12 in 2022
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Forest Hill
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Forest Hill
Forest Hill (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′12″N80°47′22″W / 37.57000°N 80.78944°W / 37.57000; -80.78944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24935

Forest Hill (also Foresthill) is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 12 to the southeast of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County. [1] Its elevation is 1,926 feet (587 m). [2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 24935. [3]

Forest Hill once contained a tobacco factory. [4]

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest Hill, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18.
  3. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp.  358.
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Forest Hill School in 2022
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Methodist Church and cemetery in 2022