Dimmock, West Virginia

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Dimmock, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 37°57′52″N81°4′10″W / 37.96444°N 81.06944°W / 37.96444; -81.06944 Coordinates: 37°57′52″N81°4′10″W / 37.96444°N 81.06944°W / 37.96444; -81.06944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554305 [1]

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

The community most likely was named after the local Dimmock family. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dimmock, 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. 209.