Silverton, West Virginia

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Silverton, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°55′34″N81°43′20″W / 38.92611°N 81.72222°W / 38.92611; -81.72222 Coordinates: 38°55′34″N81°43′20″W / 38.92611°N 81.72222°W / 38.92611; -81.72222
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555627 [1]

Silverton is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Silverton is located at the junction of Interstate 77, U.S. Route 33, and West Virginia Route 2 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ravenswood.

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.

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

Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,211. Its county seat is Ripley, and its largest municipality is Ravenswood. The county was formed in 1831 from parts of Kanawha, Wood, and Mason Counties, and named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.

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.

An early variant name was Franklin. [2]

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Silverton is an historic town in Douglas County, Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. It was located along County Road 317 on Spring Creek 1.7 miles (2.7 km) NNE of Wasola and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) west of the Hilo Cemetery along Route N on Hilo Ridge. Although Hilo is listed as a variant name, the two were not at the same location.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverton, West Virginia
  2. 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. 578.