Cressmont, West Virginia

Cressmont is an unincorporated community in Clay County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Pleasant Dale Baptist Church

History

A post office called Cressmont was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1935.[2] The name Cressmont most likely is derived from the Crescent Lumber Company.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cressmont, West Virginia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  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. 191.

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