Cinderella, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°41′3″N 82°14′11″W / 37.68417°N 82.23639°W / 37.68417; -82.23639CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty MingoElevation

837 ft (255 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1554137^[1]

Cinderella is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

History

A post office called Cinderella was established in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.^[2] The community took the name of Cinderella, the character who appeared in the logo of a local mining company.^[3] Cinderella has been noted for its unusual place name.^[4]

Cinderella was a shipping point on the Norfolk and Western Railway for coal mined in Cinderella Mine.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cinderella, West Virginia
^ "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ 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. 172.
^ "Charm of Names". Ludington Daily News. April 11, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ The Coal Catalog: Combined with Coal Field Directory for the Year ... Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company. 1920. p. 816.