Hansford, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°12′14″N 81°23′44″W / 38.20389°N 81.39556°W / 38.20389; -81.39556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty KanawhaElevation

623 ft (190 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

25103

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1539924^[1]

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]

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

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