Coaldale, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°21′47″N 81°20′03″W / 37.36306°N 81.33417°W / 37.36306; -81.33417
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Coaldale, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554163[1]

Coaldale is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Coaldale is located along U.S. Route 52, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Bramwell.

Coaldale was so named on account of the local coal-mining industry.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coaldale, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 178.