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Coal City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2010 census. [ 3 ] Coal City's population is composed of other surrounding unincorporated communities ( Whitby , Jonben , and Fireco ).
The community most likely derives its name from the Amigo Coal Company, based on a conversation with the principal at Amigo in 1935. [6]The Amigo Coal Company is listed in the "Annual Report of the Department of Mines For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1920" in Raleigh County with company name "Amigo Coal Company", mine name "Amigo", and post office "Amigo".
Raleigh is an unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Raleigh is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of downtown Beckley. Raleigh has a post office with ZIP code 25911. [2] The community was named for its location within Raleigh County. [3]
Cool Ridge is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Cool Ridge is located on U.S. Route 19 , 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Shady Spring . Cool Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 25825.
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
Naoma is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Naoma is located on West Virginia Route 3, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southeast of Whitesville. Naoma has a post office with ZIP code 25140. [2] The community was named after Naoma Pettry. [3]
Glen White is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Glen White is located on state routes 54 and 97, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lester. Glen White had a post office (now closed) with ZIP code 25849. [4] As of the 2010 census, its population is 266. [3]
As of 1927, Whitby was the official name used by the United States Post Office. [2] The post office [3] closed in June 1988. [4] From 1917 to 1982 Whitby is documented to have mined 8,995,174 tons of coal by the Bowyer Smokeless Coal Company, Sterling Smokeless Coal Company, Smith and Stover Coal Company and the R&F Coal Company. [5]