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Nesselroad, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°59′30″N 81°42′14″W / 38.99167°N 81.70389°W / 38.99167; -81.70389
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Nesselroad, West Virginia
Nesselroad is located in West Virginia
Nesselroad
Nesselroad
Nesselroad is located in the United States
Nesselroad
Nesselroad
Coordinates: 38°59′30″N 81°42′14″W / 38.99167°N 81.70389°W / 38.99167; -81.70389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549537[1]

Nesselroad is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Nesselroad is located on County Highway 10/4, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) northeast of Ravenswood.[2] Nesselroad once had a post office, which is now closed.[3]

An early postmaster named Nesselroad gave the community his name.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nesselroad". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Jackson County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Nesselroad Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ 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. 440.