| Chestnut Knob, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Chestnut Knob, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia  Chestnut Knob, West Virginia Chestnut Knob, West Virginia (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 37°24′21″N80°54′22″W / 37.40583°N 80.90611°W Coordinates: 37°24′21″N80°54′22″W / 37.40583°N 80.90611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mercer |
| Elevation | 2,749 ft (838 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549624 [1] |
Chestnut Knob is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Chestnut Knob is 6 miles (9.7 km) east-southeast of Athens.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Mercer County is a county on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2010 census, the population was 62,264. Its county seat is Princeton. The county was originally established in the state of Virginia by act of its General Assembly on 17 March 1837, using lands taken from Giles and Tazewell counties.
West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States and is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
