- Crumps Bottom, West Virginia
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Crumps Bottom, West Virginia — Unincorporated community — Coordinates: 37°30′30″N 80°50′40″W / 37.50833°N 80.84444°WCoordinates: 37°30′30″N 80°50′40″W / 37.50833°N 80.84444°W Country United States State West Virginia County Summers Elevation 1,493 ft (455 m) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Area code(s) 304 & 681 GNIS feature ID 1554234[1] Crumps Bottom is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Crumps Bottom is located on the New River south of Hinton.
Crumps Bottom was settled in 1753 by Andrew Culbertson, the first English settler in the present Summers County. He established a working plantation with a lavish home. Crumps Botton was the site of the first post office in the area. The settlement was abandoned because of attacks by Native Americans.
The community is now a seasonal-access public area with camping and river access; it can be reached by one-lane roads off West Virginia Route 20.
References
Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia County seat: Hinton City Unincorporated
communitiesBallengee‡ | Bargers Springs | Barksdale | Barnettown | Bertha | Beurytown | Brooklin | Brooks | Browning | Buck | Carew | Claypool | Clayton | Crossroads | Crumps Bottom | Ellison | Ellison Ridge | Elton | Farley | Forest Hill | Glenray | Green Sulphur Springs | Griffith Creek | Hill Top | Hilldale | Hix | Indian Mills | Judson | Jumping Branch | Lick Creek | Lockbridge | Lowell | Mandeville | Marie | Meadow Creek | Mountview‡ | Neponset | Nimitz | Pence Springs | Pipestem | Ramp | Riffe | Sandstone | Santafee | Seminole | Streeter | Suck Creek | Talcott | Tempa | True | Valley Heights | Wiggins
Ghost towns Egypt | Junta | Lilly | Mercers Saltworks | Tina | Warford
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Summers County, West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- New River Greenbrier geography stubs
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