Gilboa, West Virginia
Gilboa is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Gilboa is located on West Virginia Route 39, 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Summersville. Gilboa has a post office with ZIP code 26671.
The community derives its name, directly or indirectly, from Mount Gilboa in Israel.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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. 267.
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