Crumps Bottom, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°30′30″N 80°50′40″W / 37.50833°N 80.84444°W / 37.50833; -80.84444CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountySummersElevation
1,493 ft (455 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554234[1]

Crumps Bottom is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Crumps Bottom is located on the New River, south of Hinton. Its post office[2] is closed. It was also known as the Mouth of Indian.

Crumps Bottom was settled in 1753 by Andrew Culbertson, the first English settler in the present Summers County. He established a working plantation with a lavish home. Crumps Botton was the site of the first post office in the area. The settlement was abandoned because of attacks by Native Americans.

The community is now a seasonal-access public area with camping and river access; it can be reached by one-lane roads off West Virginia Route 20.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crumps Bottom, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crumps Bottom WV post office
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