Sparks, West Virginia

Sparks is a ghost town in Nicholas County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Sparks was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1959.^[2] The community was named after Joseph Sparks, a local merchant.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparks (historical)
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
↑ 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. 593.

Municipalities and communities of Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Summersville

City	Richwood Summersville

CDPs	Belva‡ Birch River Craigsville Dixie‡ Fenwick Nettie Tioga

Unincorporated communities	Allingdale Bentree‡ Bruce Calvin Cambria Canvas Carl Coe Cottle Curtin Donald Drennen Enon Eye Gad Gilboa Green Valley Holcomb Hominy Falls Hookersville Keslers Cross Lanes Kirkwood Leivasy Lockwood Muddlety New Hope Mt. Lookout Mount Nebo Morris Nallen‡ Odell Town Persinger Poe Pool Runa Saxman Snow Hill Swiss Tolbert Vaughan Waggy‡ Werth Woodbine Zela

Ghost towns	Sparks Vinton

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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