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Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census. [2] Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897.
[2] [1] A traditional funeral service consists of a viewing (sometimes referred to as a visitation), a funeral service in a place of worship or the funeral home chapel and a graveside committal service. Direct cremation consists of the funeral home receiving the body, preparing it for the crematory and filing the necessary legal paperwork ...
Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]
Hinton: 1871: Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe counties: George W. Summers (1804–68) United States Congressman (Virginia) (1843) 11,581: 361 sq mi (935 km 2) Taylor County: 091: Grafton: 1844: Barbour, Harrison, Marion counties: John Taylor of Caroline (1753–1824) United States Senator (Virginia) (1792–94) and (1803) and (1822–24 ...
Summers County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,959. [1] Its county seat is Hinton. [2] The county was created by an act of the West Virginia Legislature on February 27, 1871, from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer and Monroe counties and named in honor of George W. Summers (1804–1868).
The Hinton Historic District is a national historic district located at Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia. The original Hinton Historic District is bordered roughly by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line, James Street, 5th Avenue, and Roundhouse. The boundary increase extended the district to include Mill Street.
Hinton station is an Amtrak station in Hinton, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station is a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot, and is located in the Hinton Historic District . Constructed in 1892, [ 3 ] the brick building includes wood canopies supported by heavy brackets featuring a wood-fan pattern trim.
Green Bank is located along WV 28. Green Bank is home to the Green Bank Observatory and is also close to the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. As of the 2020 census, its population was 141. [3] The community was named for a green riverbank near the original town site. [4]