Basnettville, West Virginia
Basnettville is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
History
[edit]A post office called Basnettville was established in 1849, the name was changed to Basnett in 1880, and the post office closed in 1903.[2] Basnettville most likely has the name of the local Basnett family, a member of which kept a store there.[3] Saint Johns Cemetery, next to the church, is sometimes referred to as Basnettsville Cemetery because Samuel Basnett (1776–1852) donated the land for the cemetery.
Notable person
[edit]Suffragist Lenna Lowe Yost was a native of Basnettville.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basnettville, West Virginia
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ 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. 97.
- ^ "Lenna Lowe Yost". West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. West Virginia Archives & History. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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