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Peterstown is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census. [2] The town was named after Christian Peters, a pioneer settler. [5] The town is the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William "Punch" Jones.
West Virginia Route 12 (WV 12) is a north–south route located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia.The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 219 in Peterstown, Monroe County, less than 300 yards (270 m) from the Virginia state line.
The Jones Diamond, also known as the Punch Jones Diamond, The Grover Jones Diamond, or The Horseshoe Diamond, was a 34.48 carat (6.896 g) alluvial diamond found in Peterstown, West Virginia by members of the Jones family. It remains the largest alluvial diamond ever discovered in North America.
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. [2] Its county seat is Union. [3] Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic A Message to Garcia.
County Location mi km Destinations Notes; Monroe: Peterstown: 0.00: 0.00: US 219 south – Christiansburg: Virginia state line: WV 12 north – Alta: Southern terminus of WV 12: Rock Camp: WV 122 west – Forest Hill
View east along WV 3 just east of US 119 in Boone County WV 3 crosses the New River at Bellepoint. West Virginia Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It runs from West Virginia Route 10 in West Hamlin in a general easterly direction via Beckley to West Virginia Route 311 at Sweet Springs, most of the way across the state.
Lindside is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Lindside is located on U.S. Route 219, northeast of Peterstown. Lindside has a post office with ZIP code 24951. [2] The name Lindside was derived from linden, a type of tree, according to local history. [3]
US 219 was initially added to the state highway system in the early 1920s as State Route 231. It became State Route 216 in the 1928 renumbering and State Route 124 in the 1933 renumbering , finally becoming part of the extended US 219 (along with State Route 8 , now US 460 , west of Rich Creek) in the late 1930s.