Bolt, West Virginia

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.[2]

Bolt, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Bolt West Virginia Post Office
Bolt, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°45′44″N 81°24′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Area
 • Total5.451 sq mi (14.12 km2)
 • Land5.445 sq mi (14.10 km2)
 • Water0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,988 ft (606 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total548
 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25817
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553946[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]

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References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolt, West Virginia
  4. ZIP Code Lookup Archived August 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 15.
  7. Jones, Loyal (8 October 2008). Country Music Humorists and Comedians. University of Illinois Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-252-03369-8.



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