Carbon, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°01′10″N 81°24′22″W / 38.01944°N 81.40611°W / 38.01944; -81.40611CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyKanawhaElevation
1,220 ft (370 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
25037
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554070[1]

Carbon is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek.[2] Carbon is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of Whitesville.

The community took its name from the Carbon Fuel Company.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 19 October 2016.
  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. 155.
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