Portersville, West Virginia

Portersville is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Portersville was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1950.^[2] The community was named after David Porter, the original owner of the town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portersville, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ 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. 501.

Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Hamlin

Towns	Hamlin West Hamlin

CDPs	Alum Creek‡ Harts

Unincorporated communities	Alkol Allen Atenville Bolin Bradyville Branchland Bulger Cuzzie Dollie East Eden Park Ferrellsburg Fourteen Fork Junction Fry Garretts Bend Gill Green Shoal Griffithsville Hager Hubball Irene Jenks Kinder Lattin Leet Midkiff Minerva Mud Myra Palermo Pleasant View Portersville Price Priestley Ranger Redwing Sheridan Sias Snowden Sod Spurlockville Sumerco Sweetland Toney Wewanta Woodville Yawkey

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°20′07″N 82°07′50″W / 38.33528°N 82.13056°W / 38.33528; -82.13056

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