Elton (also Hutchinsons Mill) is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies to the northeast of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112. Its elevation is 1,749 feet (533 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18. Elton had a post office, with the ZIP code of 25965, until it closed on July 11, 2009.
The name Elton most likely was derived from the name of a local family.
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