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Hansford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Hansford is located along the Kanawha River and West Virginia Route 61, adjacent to Pratt. Hansford has a post office with ZIP code 25103.[2]

Hansford, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hansford
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Hansford
Hansford (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°12′14″N 81°23′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25103
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1539924[1]

History


The Hansford post office[3] was originally named Paintcreek. Paintcreek was the original name of the community[4] now called Hansford. The present name most likely came from a local family named Hansford.[5]


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hansford WV post office, also called Paintcreek
  4. Gannett, Henry (1904). A Gazetteer of West Virginia. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 114. ISBN 9781120117809.
  5. 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. 297.


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