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Letart is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on the Ohio River. [1] [2] Letart is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after one Mr. LeTart, a local pioneer settler. [3]
The district's first post office was established at Letart Falls about 1840, followed by those at Flat Rock and Brighton. [5] After West Virginia gained its independence from Virginia in 1863, the legislature enacted a law requiring the counties to be divided into civil townships.
Letart Island is a forested bar island on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia. It is located between the towns of Letart , West Virginia and Letart Falls , Ohio . Letart Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge .
The township name comes from Letart Falls on the Ohio River, named for a Frenchman James Le Tort who reportedly drowned in the falls. [4] It is the only Letart Township statewide. [ 5 ] David Sayre (1736-1826) and his family were said to have been the first settlers in what is now Letart Township, [ 6 ] arriving in 1803 from New Jersey by way ...
Ashton is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. Ashton is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 2, 15 miles (24 km) south of Point Pleasant. Ashton has a post office with ZIP code 25503. [2] The community was named for ash trees near the original town site. [3]
Gallipolis Ferry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is situated on the Ohio River along West Virginia Route 2. As of the 2010 census, its population was 817. [2] It is the site of the Robert C. Byrd Locks & Dam on the Ohio.
West Columbia is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. West Columbia is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 62, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Mason. West Columbia has a post office with ZIP code 25287. [2]
Layland is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Layland is located on West Virginia Route 41, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west-northwest of Meadow Bridge. Layland has a post office with ZIP code 25864. [2] A former variant name was Gentry. [3]