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Lizemores, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°20′02″N 81°10′30″W / 38.33389°N 81.17500°W / 38.33389; -81.17500
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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]

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]

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.