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Silverton, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°55′34″N 81°43′20″W / 38.92611°N 81.72222°W / 38.92611; -81.72222
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Silverton, West Virginia
Silverton is located in West Virginia
Silverton
Silverton
Silverton is located in the United States
Silverton
Silverton
Coordinates: 38°55′34″N 81°43′20″W / 38.92611°N 81.72222°W / 38.92611; -81.72222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555627[1]

Silverton is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Silverton is located at the junction of Interstate 77, U.S. Route 33 and West Virginia Route 2, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ravenswood.

An early variant name was Franklin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverton, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 578.