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Hansford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Hansford is located along the Kanawha River and West Virginia Route 61, adjacent to Pratt. Hansford has a post office with ZIP code 25103.[2]
History
The Hansford post office[3] was originally named Paintcreek. Paintcreek was the original name of the community[4] now called Hansford. The present name most likely came from a local family named Hansford.[5]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hansford WV post office, also called Paintcreek
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1904). A Gazetteer of West Virginia. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 114. ISBN 9781120117809.
- ^ 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. 297.
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