Posey, West Virginia

Posey
Posey
Unincorporated community
	Posey Location within the state of West Virginia Posey Posey (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°48′13″N 81°25′57″W / 37.80361°N 81.43250°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Elevation	1,837 ft (560 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1555396

CountryUnited States

Elevation

1,837 ft (560 m)

Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

GNIS ID1555396^[1]

Posey is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after Posey Hurst, according to local history.^[2]

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
City	Beckley	Raleigh County map
Towns	Lester Mabscott Sophia
CDPs	Beaver Bolt Bradley Coal City Colcord Crab Orchard Daniels Dorothy Eccles Ghent Glen White Helen MacArthur Piney View Prosperity Raleigh Shady Spring Sprague Stanaford
Other communities	Abney Abraham Affinity Ameagle Amigo Arnett Artie Battleship Baylor Besoco Birchton Blue Jay Bragg Circle View Cirtsville Clear Creek Clifftop Cool Ridge Cranberry Crow Dameron Dillon Dry Creek Dry Hill East Beckley Eastgulf Edwight Egeria‡ Emerson Eunice Epperly‡ Fairdale Fireco Fitzpatrick Glade Springs Glen Daniel Glen Morgan Grandview Hamlet Harper Hollywood Hoohoo Hotchkiss Jarrolds Valley Jenny Gap Johnstown Jonben Josephine Lanark Leevale Lego Lillybrook Lynwinn Madeline Maple Meadow Maple Fork Marfork Masseyville Matville Maynor McAlpin McCreery Mead Metalton Midway Montcoal Mountview‡ Naoma Norvelle Odd Oswald Packsville Peachtree Pear Pemberton Pettry Bottom Pettus Pineknob Pluto Posey Price Hill‡ Princewick Redbird Rhodell Riley Rock Creek Royal Saxon Shiloh Skelton Slab Fork Soak Creek Stickney Stonewall Stotesbury Stover Sullivan Sundial Surveyor Sweeneyburg Table Rock Take In Hollow Tams Terry Tilden Tolleys Trap Hill Ury Warden Whitby White Oak Wickham Winding Gulf Woodpeck Wright
Ghost towns	Big Stick Cedar Hot Coal Killarney McVey Pickshin Pinepoca Sylvia Tamroy Willibet Woodbay
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Posey
Unincorporated community
Posey Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Posey Posey (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°48′13″N 81°25′57″W / 37.80361°N 81.43250°W / 37.80361; -81.43250
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Elevation	1,837 ft (560 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1555396^[1]

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