Sias, West Virginia
Sias is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Sias is located on the Mud River and County Routes 7 and 46, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Hamlin. Sias had a post office, which closed on February 1, 1997.
Tradition has it the name is a corruption of the word "ice", but Hamill Kenny proposes the town instead may be named after the Sias family.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sias, West Virginia
- ^ Lincoln County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ 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. 577.
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