Carbondale, West Virginia

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Carbondale, West Virginia
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Carbondale
Coordinates: 38°11′10″N81°17′57″W / 38.18611°N 81.29917°W / 38.18611; -81.29917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1537034 [1]

Carbondale is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community most likely was named for the production of coal, a carbon-based fuel. [2]

Notable people

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, West Virginia
  2. 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.