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Sparks

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท WEST VIRGINIA

A historical populated place in Nicholas County, West Virginia, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Sparks
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
West Virginia
County
Nicholas County
USGS Map
Summersville Dam
Coordinates
38.2356653, -80.9025988
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GNIS Feature ID
1557098

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1557098. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
  • Text West Virginia Geological Survey. Publications. Morgantown, West Virginia, dates vary. V=volume

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.