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Randolph County is the largest by area at 1,040 square miles (2,694 km 2 ), and Hancock County is the smallest at 83 square miles (215 km 2 ). [8] Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [12] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023). Wirt County has the smallest population (5,000 in 2023). [13]
Coal camps in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The coal mining communities, or coal towns of Raleigh County, West Virginia were situated to exploit the area's rich coal seams. Many of these towns were located in deep ravines that afforded direct access to the coal through the hillsides, allowing mined coal to be dropped or conveyed downhill to ...
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. / 40.04°N 76.25°W / 40.04; -76.25. Lancaster County ( / ˈlæŋkɪstər /; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi ), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,984, making it ...
Princewick. / 37.66194°N 81.22139°W / 37.66194; -81.22139. Princewick is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Princewick was laid out in 1916 when the railroad (Stone Coal Division of the Virginian Railroad [3]) was extended to that point. [4] The community's name is an amalgamation of Isaac ...
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,809. [1] Its county seat is Madison. [2] Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leading industries and chief agricultural products in Boone County include coal, lumber, natural gas, tobacco, and strawberries .
Pluto is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The elevation is 2,589 feet. History. The community was named after Pluto from Greek mythology. A community landmark is the Pluto Missionary Baptist Church, known as the Old Log Church. According to a 1971 column by Shirley Donnelly, the church was established in 1893 on ...
304. FIPS code. 54-49564 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2390105 [1] MacArthur is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Originally, it was named Hollywood and renamed MacArthur after General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in 1942. The population was 1,500 at the 2010 census.
People from Raleigh County, West Virginia (3 C, 24 P) T. Tourist attractions in Raleigh County, West Virginia (3 C, 6 P)