Summerlee, West Virginia
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Summerlee, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°00′10″N 81°09′36″W / 38.00278°N 81.16000°WCoordinates: 38°00′10″N 81°09′36″W / 38.00278°N 81.16000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Fayette |
Elevation | 2,001 ft (610 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555743[1] |
Summerlee is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Summerlee is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Oak Hill. The Summerlee Mine was located here and was owned by the New River Coal Company.[2]
The community supposedly is named after a place in Scotland.[3]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Libraries, W. V. U. "Summerlee Mine". onview.lib.wvu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 612.
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