Bolt, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
37°45′24″N 81°24′54″W / 37.75667°N 81.41500°W / 37.75667; -81.41500[1]
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(2010)[3]
25817
Bolt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Bolt is located on West Virginia Route 99, 12 miles (19 km) west of Beckley. Bolt has a post office with ZIP code 25817.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population is 548.[3]
History
A post office called Bolt has been in operation since 1902.[5] One Mr. George Washington Bolt, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[6]
Notable person
Little Jimmy Dickens, a country singer, was born at Bolt in 1920.[7]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolt, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived August 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 15.
- ^ Jones, Loyal (October 8, 2008). Country Music Humorists and Comedians. University of Illinois Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-252-03369-8.
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Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
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communities
- Abney
- Abraham
- Affinity
- Ameagle
- Amigo
- Arnett
- Artie
- Battleship
- Baylor
- Besoco
- Birchton
- Blue Jay
- Blue Jay 6
- Bragg
- Circle View
- Cirtsville
- Clear Creek
- Clifftop
- Coalgate
- Cool Ridge
- Cranberry
- Crow
- Dameron
- Dillon
- Dry Creek
- Dry Hill
- Dugout
- East Beckley
- Eastgulf
- Edwight
- Egeria‡
- Emerson
- Eunice
- Epperly‡
- Fairdale
- Fireco
- Fitzpatrick
- Friendly View
- Glade Springs
- Glen Daniel
- Glen Morgan
- Grandview
- Hamlet
- Harper
- Hollywood
- Hoohoo
- Hotchkiss
- Jap
- Jarrolds Valley
- Jenny Gap
- Johnstown
- Jonben
- Josephine
- Lanark
- Leevale
- Lego
- Lillybrook
- Lynwinn
- Madeline
- Maple Meadow
- Maple Fork
- Marfork
- Masseyville
- Matville
- Maynor
- McAlpin
- McCreery
- Mead
- Metalton
- Midway
- Montcoal
- Mountview‡
- Naoma
- Norvelle
- Odd
- Oswald
- Packsville
- Peachtree
- Pear
- Pemberton
- Pettry Bottom
- Pettus
- Pine Hills
- Pineknob
- Pluto
- Posey
- Price Hill‡
- Princewick
- Redbird
- Rhodell
- Riley
- Rock Creek
- Roxie
- Royal
- Saxon
- Shiloh
- Sink
- Skelton
- Slab Fork
- Soak Creek
- Stickney
- Stonewall
- Stotesbury
- Stover
- Sullivan
- Sundial
- Surveyor
- Sweeneyburg
- Table Rock
- Take In Hollow
- Tams
- Terry
- Tilden
- Tolleys
- Trap Hill
- Ury
- Warden
- Whitby
- White Oak
- Wickham
- Winding Gulf
- Woodpeck
- Wright
- Zada
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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