Frenchton, West Virginia

Frenchton, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Frenchton, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Frenchton, West Virginia
Frenchton, West Virginia
Location within West Virginia
Frenchton, West Virginia is located in the United States
Frenchton, West Virginia
Frenchton, West Virginia
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°52′22″N 80°21′23″W / 38.87278°N 80.35639°W / 38.87278; -80.35639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Elevation
1,493 ft (455 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26219
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1539263[1]

Frenchton is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Frenchton is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southwest of Buckhannon. Frenchton has a post office with ZIP code 26219.[2]

The community derives its name from nearby French Creek.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Frenchton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  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. 254.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.