Raleigh, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°45′27″N 81°10′11″W / 37.75750°N 81.16972°W / 37.75750; -81.1697225911
Raleigh is an unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Raleigh is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of downtown Beckley. Raleigh has a post office with ZIP code 25911.[2]
The community was named for its location within Raleigh County.[3] The Raleigh Coal and Coke Company was the primary mining company within this location.[4]
Notable person
- Lonnie Warwick, American football player, was born in Raleigh.[5]
Gallery
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Raleigh Coal and Coke Company power building
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raleigh, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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. 518.
- ^ West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training Homepage
- ^ Pro-Football Reference-Lonny Warwick
External links
Media related to Raleigh, West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
communities
- Abney
- Abraham
- Affinity
- Ameagle
- Amigo
- Arnett
- Artie
- Battleship
- Baylor
- Besoco
- Birchton
- Blue Jay
- Blue Jay 6
- Bragg
- Circle View
- Cirtsville
- Clear Creek
- Clifftop
- Coalgate
- Cool Ridge
- Cranberry
- Crow
- Dameron
- Dillon
- Dry Creek
- Dry Hill
- Dugout
- East Beckley
- Eastgulf
- Edwight
- Egeria‡
- Emerson
- Eunice
- Epperly‡
- Fairdale
- Fireco
- Fitzpatrick
- Friendly View
- Glade Springs
- Glen Daniel
- Glen Morgan
- Grandview
- Hamlet
- Harper
- Hollywood
- Hoohoo
- Hotchkiss
- Jap
- Jarrolds Valley
- Jenny Gap
- Johnstown
- Jonben
- Josephine
- Lanark
- Leevale
- Lego
- Lillybrook
- Lynwinn
- Madeline
- Maple Meadow
- Maple Fork
- Marfork
- Masseyville
- Matville
- Maynor
- McAlpin
- McCreery
- Mead
- Metalton
- Midway
- Montcoal
- Mountview‡
- Naoma
- Norvelle
- Odd
- Oswald
- Packsville
- Peachtree
- Pear
- Pemberton
- Pettry Bottom
- Pettus
- Pine Hills
- Pineknob
- Pluto
- Posey
- Price Hill‡
- Princewick
- Redbird
- Rhodell
- Riley
- Rock Creek
- Roxie
- Royal
- Saxon
- Shiloh
- Sink
- Skelton
- Slab Fork
- Soak Creek
- Stickney
- Stonewall
- Stotesbury
- Stover
- Sullivan
- Sundial
- Surveyor
- Sweeneyburg
- Table Rock
- Take In Hollow
- Tams
- Terry
- Tilden
- Tolleys
- Trap Hill
- Ury
- Warden
- Whitby
- White Oak
- Wickham
- Winding Gulf
- Woodpeck
- Wright
- Zada
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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