Seth, West Virginia

Seth, West Virginia
Seth is located in West Virginia
Seth
Seth
Location within West Virginia
Seth is located in the United States
Seth
Seth
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°06′29″N 81°37′23″W / 38.10806°N 81.62306°W / 38.10806; -81.62306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25181
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1546581[1]

Seth is an unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Seth is located on West Virginia Route 3, 11 miles (18 km) east-northeast of Madison. Seth has a post office with ZIP code 25181.[2]

The community was named after Seth Foster, who was instrumental in securing a post office for the town.[3] Prior to Seth, it was initially named Coon's Mills up to at least the Civil War period.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Seth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 8, 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. 565.
  4. ↑ Graham, Michael (2014). The Coal River Valley in the Civil War: West Virginia Mountains, 1861. The History Press. ISBN 978-1626196605. Retrieved May 13, 2018.