Kiahsville, West Virginia

Kiahsville
unincorporated community
Kiahsville Post Office, established in 1884.
Kiahsville Kiahsville Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°5′29″N 82°19′42″W / 38.09139°N 82.32833°WCoordinates: 38°5′29″N 82°19′42″W / 38.09139°N 82.32833°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wayne
Area
• Land	17.749 sq mi (45.97 km^2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	708 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	314 (336 as of 2,009)
• Density	17.69/sq mi (6.83/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	25534
Area code(s)	304

Kiahsville is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Its sister town is nearby Cove Gap.

Kiahsville is situated at the mouth of Kiah Creek. The community derives its name from Hezekiah Wiley, the name of an early settler.^[1]

East Lynn Lake is located nearby.

Nearby communities

• Cove Gap, West Virginia (0.1 miles)
• Queens Ridge, West Virginia
• Cuzzie, West Virginia (2.7 miles)
• Brabant, West Virginia (3.6 miles)
• Harts, West Virginia (7.7 miles)
• Ranger, West Virginia (8.1 miles)
• Wilsondale, West Virginia (9.4 miles)
• Breeden, West Virginia (9.5 miles)
• Genoa, West Virginia (9.6 miles)
• East Lynn, West Virginia (9.6 miles)
• Midkiff, West Virginia (10.8 miles)
• Dunlow, West Virginia (11.9 miles)
• Crum, West Virginia (12.7 miles)

References

1. 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. 350.