Jumping Branch, West Virginia
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Jumping Branch is an unincorporated community in Summers County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Jumping Branch is west of Hinton
. The name Jumping Branch was derived as settlers had to cross a stream to enter the area by crossing over a fallen tree. The Lilly Crews cemetery is located there as well. Jumping Branch has a post office
with ZIP code
25969.
A portion of the Giles-Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike ran through Jumping Branch. The route is unverifiable.
Summers County, West Virginia
Summers County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,927. Its county seat is Hinton. Summers County was created by an act of the West Virginia General Assembly on February 27, 1871 from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer and Monroe...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
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. Jumping Branch is west of Hinton
Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named for John "Jack" Hinton, a prominent lawyer of Summers County and husband of...
. The name Jumping Branch was derived as settlers had to cross a stream to enter the area by crossing over a fallen tree. The Lilly Crews cemetery is located there as well. Jumping Branch has a post office
Post office
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with ZIP code
ZIP Code
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25969.
A portion of the Giles-Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike ran through Jumping Branch. The route is unverifiable.