Hogsett, West Virginia

Hogsett, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hogsett, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Hogsett, West Virginia
Hogsett, West Virginia
Location within West Virginia
Hogsett, West Virginia is located in the United States
Hogsett, West Virginia
Hogsett, West Virginia
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°41′33″N 82°10′34″W / 38.69250°N 82.17611°W / 38.69250; -82.17611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551470[1]

Hogsett is an unincorporated community on the east bank of the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia, USA. It is on West Virginia Route 2, some 10.7 miles (17.2 km) south-southwest of Point Pleasant[2] at the mouth of Flatfoot Creek. This region has been known as Mercers Bottom since the late 18th century.

The community of Hogsett was originally known as "Hogsett Landing" (a minor river access point) after a local dry goods merchant and grocer — Charles W. Hogsett (1856-1913) — whose parents located there in the late 1840s. In 1885, Hogsett became the official postmaster of "Hogsett Post Office"[3][4] which closed in 1967.[5]

The closest named community near Hogsett is Ben Lomond, about a mile away.

References

  1. ↑ "Hogsett". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Mason County, West Virginia General Highway Map" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Transportation (FTP). 2011. p. 2. Retrieved February 17, 2013. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
  3. ↑ The Weekly Register, Point Pleasant, West Virginia; Wednesday, April 08, 1885, pg 3.
  4. ↑ "Hogsett Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ United States Post Office Department, Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832–1971, NARA Microfilm Publication M841, West Virginia, Mason County.
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