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Snow Hill, Nicholas County, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°08′07″N 80°46′53″W / 38.13528°N 80.78139°W / 38.13528; -80.78139
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Snow Hill, West Virginia
Snow Hill, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Snow Hill, West Virginia
Snow Hill, West Virginia
Snow Hill, West Virginia is located in the United States
Snow Hill, West Virginia
Snow Hill, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°08′07″N 80°46′53″W / 38.13528°N 80.78139°W / 38.13528; -80.78139
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
2,690 ft (820 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555655[1]

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Snow Hill is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south-southeast of Summersville.

The community was descriptively named on account of a nearby snowy hill.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Hill, Nicholas County, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 591.