Mount Alto, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°51′52″N 81°52′41″W / 38.86444°N 81.87806°W / 38.86444; -81.8780625264[1]
Mount Alto is an unincorporated community in far western Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 331, northwest of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County.[2] Its elevation is 709 feet (216 m).[3] Mount Alto had a post office, which closed on June 20, 2009.[4]
Notable person
Former United States Senator Carte Goodwin, who served briefly in 2010, is a native of Mount Alto.
References
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 32-33. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Alto, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Ripley
communities
- Advent
- Angerona
- Belgrove
- Crow Summit
- Cuba
- Danstown
- Drift Run
- Duncan
- Estar
- Evans
- Evergreen Hills
- Fairplain
- Flatwoods
- Fletcher
- Foster Chapel
- Frozencamp
- Garfield
- Gay
- Given
- Goldtown
- Hemlock
- Hereford
- Independence
- Jones Crossing
- Kenna
- Kentuck
- LeRoy
- Liverpool‡
- Lockhart
- Lone Cedar
- Loop
- Louther
- Marshall
- McClain
- Meadowdale
- Medina
- Millwood
- Morgan
- Mount Alto
- Mount Moriah
- Mount Tell
- Murray
- Murraysville
- Muses Bottom
- Neptune
- Nesselroad
- New Era
- North Ravenswood
- Nuzums
- Oak Hill
- Odaville
- Parchment Valley
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant View
- Plum Orchard
- Polk
- Providence
- Ripley Landing
- Rock Castle
- Romance
- Salt Hill
- Sandyville
- Shatto
- Sherman
- Sidneyville
- Silverton
- Skidmore
- Skull Run
- Statts Mills
- The Y
- Topins Grove
- Utica
- Varner
- Wilding
- Willowdale
- Wiseburg
- Young
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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