Dillon, West Virginia

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Dillon
Unincorporated community
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Dillon
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Dillon
Dillon (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°46′13″N80°57′2″W / 37.77028°N 80.95056°W / 37.77028; -80.95056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation
2,612 ft (796 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554303 [1]

Dillon is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Irish Mountain and is the location of St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The community was named after the local Dillon family. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dillon, 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. 208.


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