Ben Lomond is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Mason County,
West Virginia
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, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the
Ohio River
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at the junction of
West Virginia Route 2 and County Route 56, (Mud Run Road), some south-southwest of
Point Pleasant.
Ben Lomond is in the watershed of Mud Run, one of the tributaries of Crab Creek. A
CSX Transportation
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line — which was formerly part of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad — runs through the community.
Ben Lomond once had a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
, which is now closed. The community was named for
Ben Lomond, a celebrated mountain in Scotland.
History
About a mile south of Ben Lomond is the settlement of
Hogsett, near the mouth of Flatfoot Creek. Hogsett received its post office in 1885 and Ben Lomond received its post office in 1886, and for a while the U.S. Post Office Department wavered between which village should keep one. Ben Lomond's post office closed permanently in 1919, while Hogsett's remained until 1967.
[United States Post Office Department, ''Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832–1971'', ]NARA
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Microfilm Publication M841, West Virginia, Mason County.
References
Unincorporated communities in Mason County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River
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