Summerlee, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°00′10″N 81°09′36″W / 38.00278°N 81.16000°W / 38.00278; -81.16000CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyFayetteElevation
2,001 ft (610 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555743[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] The Scottish Summerlee is an area within the town of Coatbridge.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Libraries, W. V. U. "Summerlee Mine". onview.lib.wvu.edu. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ 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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