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Jumping Branch, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Jumping Branch West Virginia Post Office
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Coordinates: 37°39′27″N 80°58′35″W / 37.65750°N 80.97639°W / 37.65750; -80.97639
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Summers
Elevation	2,297 ft (700 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25969
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1541044

Jumping Branch is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located west of Hinton. The name Jumping Branch originated as settlers had to cross a stream to enter the area by crossing over a fallen tree before it was bridged. The Lilly Crews cemetery is located there as well. Jumping Branch has a post office with ZIP code 25969.

A portion of the Giles-Fayette and Kanawha Turnpike ran through Jumping Branch. The route is unverifiable.

Notable people

• Armistead Abraham Lilly, lawyer, businessman, and politician, was born in Jumping Branch.
• Jack Whittaker, 2002 Powerball lottery winner, was born in Jumping Branch.

Gallery

• Jumping Branch postmark

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jumping Branch, West Virginia
2. Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J. H. Miller. pp. 355.
3. ZIP Code Lookup
4. The West Virginia Encyclopedia-Armistead Abraham "Cousin Abe" Lilly
5. Zoroya, Gregg (February 13, 2004). "One wild ride for jackpot winner". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Jumping Branch, West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
City	Hinton
Unincorporated communities	Ballengee‡ Bargers Springs Barksdale Barnettown Bellepoint 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
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