Scary is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office[2] closed in 1931.[3]

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Scary
Unincorporated community
Scary Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Scary Scary (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°26′5″N 81°51′11″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Putnam
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1555581[1]

The community is located at the mouth of Scary Creek on the Kanawha River along U.S. Route 35.

History

During the Civil War, the area that would become Scary, West Virginia was the site of the first Confederate victory, in Kanawha Valley, on July 17, 1861.[4][5] This is commemorated by two distinct plaques, very near to each other, in the town today.[6]

A post office was established as Scary in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[7]

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