Lizemores, West Virginia

Lizemores is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Lizemores is located on West Virginia Route 16, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Clay. Lizemores has a post office with ZIP code 25125.[2]

Lizemores, West Virginia
Lizemores is located in West Virginia
Lizemores
Lizemores
Lizemores is located in the United States
Lizemores
Lizemores
Coordinates: 38°20′02″N 81°10′30″W / 38.33389°N 81.17500°W / 38.33389; -81.17500
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
994 ft (303 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25125
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549788[1]

The community derives its name from the local Sizemore family (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lizemores, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 379.