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Job is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southwest of Harman and is situated where Stink Run enters the Dry Fork Cheat River. The earliest settler there was Thomas Summerfield, who came in 1784. [2]
Winfield is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Kanawha River. [5] The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
West Virginia: County: Cabell: City: Huntington: ... UTC-4 (EDT) ZIP codes: 25701. GNIS ID: 1740356 [1] Garden Farms is an ... Text is available under the Creative ...
James Franklin Comstock (25 February 1911, Richwood, West Virginia - 22 May 1996, Huntington, West Virginia) was a West Virginia writer, newspaper publisher and humorist. He founded the weekly West Virginia Hillbilly (1957-1980) and compiled a definitive 51-volume encyclopedia of West Virginia history and culture.
Davy is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 209 at the 2020 census, [6] down from 420 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1873, the town was originally called Hallsville but the name would change to Davy by 1901. [7] [8] Davy was officially incorporated in 1948.
Altona, near Charles Town, West Virginia, is a historic farm with an extensive set of subsidiary buildings. The original Federal style plantation house was built in 1793 by Revolutionary War officer Abraham Davenport on land purchased from Charles Washington. The house was expanded by Abraham's son, Colonel Braxton Davenport.
Follansbee is a city in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 2,853 at the 2020 census, [2] a decrease from 2,986 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. The city was named after the Follansbee brothers, the proprietors of a local steel mill. [6]
Handley is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census. [2] Handley was first established in 1877 and known as Upper Creek until July 29, 1881, when its name was changed to Handley for pioneer settlers who farmed the area. Handley has the distinction of bearing a name like no other town in ...