Saulsville, West Virginia

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Saulsville
Saulsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′34″N81°27′24″W / 37.64278°N 81.45667°W / 37.64278; -81.45667 Coordinates: 37°38′34″N81°27′24″W / 37.64278°N 81.45667°W / 37.64278; -81.45667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25876
GNIS feature ID1546450 [1]

Saulsville is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Saulsville is where Twin Falls State Park is located. Saulsville has a gas station and is also home to the Wyoming County branch of Southern West Virginia Community College, a Logan County based 2 year community college. [2]

The community was named after James Sauls, a local letter carrier. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saulsville, West Virginia
  2. "Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College". www.southernwv.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  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. 555.