Welcome to Crumps Bottom ...

Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crumps Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Crumps Bottom is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crumps Bottom lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Crumps Bottom: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Crumps Bottom ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crumps Bottom.

Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
Pearisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <4>
Hinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <4>
Narrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
Alderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
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Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
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Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Athens is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
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Rich Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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- Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <4>
Peterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Peterstown is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
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Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Union is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crumps Bottom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crumps Bottom.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crumps Bottom. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crumps Bottom.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crumps Bottom. See our Newspapers Page for Crumps Bottom.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crumps Bottom ...

Looking for more information about Crumps Bottom? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crumps Bottom, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crumps Bottom.

Adding Crumps Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crumps Bottom in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crumps Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crumps Bottom post office opened in 1875.

We also found Crumps Bottom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crumps Bottom.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crumps Bottom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Crumps Bottom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Crumps Bottom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/