Accoville, West Virginia

Accoville, West Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°46′7″N81°50′13″W / 37.76861°N 81.83694°W / 37.76861; -81.83694 Coordinates: 37°46′7″N81°50′13″W / 37.76861°N 81.83694°W / 37.76861; -81.83694
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Logan
Area [1]
• Total	3.23 sq mi (8.37 km2)
• Land	3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Population  (2010) [2]
• Total	574
• Density	178/sq mi (68.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25606
Area codes	304 & 681
FIPS code	54-00196
GNIS feature ID	1534798

Accoville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The community lies along Buffalo Creek. ^[3] As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 574. ^[2]

Geography

Accoville is in southeastern Logan County, in the valley of Buffalo Creek, and extending to the east up its Right Fork. It is bordered by Amherstdale to the northeast (up Buffalo Creek) and by Kistler to the southwest (down the creek). Logan, the county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northwest, down Buffalo Creek and then the Guyandotte River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Accoville CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²), of which 0.0 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.21%, are water. ^[1]

History

Accoville derived its name from the local Amherst Coal Company (ACCO). ^[4]

Accoville was in the path of the Buffalo Creek flood in 1972. The devastating man made disaster was caused by a Coal Mine dam failure located by a hillside.

Accoville's Don Israel Bragg, 33, was killed in the 2006 Aracoma Alma Mine disaster in Melville, along with Ellery Hatfield, 47, of Simon.

Notable people

Accoville is the birthplace of Ted Belcher, a U.S. Army soldier and recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Accoville CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
3. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.
4. 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. 73.