Crumps Bottom, West Virginia

Crumps Bottom, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Crumps Bottom, West Virginia
Crumps Bottom, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°30′30″N 80°50′40″W / 37.50833°N 80.84444°W / 37.50833; -80.84444Coordinates: 37°30′30″N 80°50′40″W / 37.50833°N 80.84444°W / 37.50833; -80.84444
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Elevation 1,493 ft (455 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554234[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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.