Sweet Springs, West Virginia

Sweet Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Sweet Springs lies at the intersection of West Virginia Route 3 and West Virginia Route 311.

Sweet Springs
Unincorporated community
Main building at Sweet Springs Resort, designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Main building at Sweet Springs Resort, designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Sweet Springs is located in West Virginia
Sweet Springs
Sweet Springs
Location within the state of West Virginia
Sweet Springs is located in the United States
Sweet Springs
Sweet Springs
Sweet Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°37′42″N 80°14′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMonroe
Elevation
2,034 ft (620 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24941
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553162[1]

The community is known for its Sweet Springs Resort and spa, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its developer, William Lewis, attempted unsuccessfully to create a town named Fontville at the location in 1790.[2] There was a Sweet Springs Post Office in the community from 1795 until 1997.[3][4]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. Morton, Oren F. (1980) History of Monroe County West Virginia; Regional Publishing Company pg.202
  3. United States Postal Service, "Postmaster Finder". Sweet Springs Post Office, 1795-01-01 to 1997-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. United States Postal Service, "Postal Bulletin". Sweet Springs Post Office, discontinued 1997-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-27.


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