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Teays, West Virginia

The community of Teays in Putnam County, West Virginia was named for the Teays Valley which was in turn named for Thomas Teays, a hunter and trapper who once spent a considerable amount of time. It is apparently the only place in the United States with this name. Until about 1884 the town's name was written "Seays".

The ZIP code is 25569.



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