Edwight, West Virginia

Edwight
Edwight
Unincorporated community
	Edwight Location within the state of West Virginia Edwight Edwight (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°53′4″N81°31′56″W / 37.88444°N 81.53222°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1538565

Last updated September 01, 2025

Edwight is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Edwight was also known as Launa.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwight, West Virginia
↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Edwight is located at the confluence of Marsh Fork of Coal River and Hazy Creek. At one time it was the site of a coal mine and community. There were approximately one hundred homes, post office, school, and several commercial businesses located there in the 1940's. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 223.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwight, West Virginia

[2] Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Edwight is located at the confluence of Marsh Fork of Coal River and Hazy Creek. At one time it was the site of a coal mine and community. There were approximately one hundred homes, post office, school, and several commercial businesses located there in the 1940's. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 223.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
City	Beckley	Raleigh County map
Towns	Lester Mabscott Sophia
CDPs	Beaver Bolt Bradley Coal City Colcord Crab Orchard Daniels Dorothy Eccles Ghent Glen White Helen MacArthur Piney View Prosperity Raleigh Shady Spring Sprague Stanaford
Other communities	Abney Abraham Affinity Ameagle Amigo Arnett Artie Battleship Baylor Besoco Birchton Blue Jay Blue Jay 6 Bragg Circle View Cirtsville Clear Creek Clifftop Coalgate Cool Ridge Cranberry Crow Dameron Dillon Dry Creek Dry Hill Dugout East Beckley Eastgulf Edwight Egeria‡ Emerson Eunice Epperly‡ Fairdale Fireco Fitzpatrick Friendly View Glade Springs Glen Daniel Glen Morgan Grandview Hamlet Harper Hollywood Hoohoo Hotchkiss Jap Jarrolds Valley Jenny Gap Johnstown Jonben Josephine Lanark Leevale Lego Lillybrook Lynwinn Madeline Maple Meadow Maple Fork Marfork Masseyville Matville Maynor McAlpin McCreery Mead Metalton Midway Montcoal Mountview‡ Naoma Norvelle Odd Oswald Packsville Peachtree Pear Pemberton Pettry Bottom Pettus Pine Hills Pineknob Pluto Posey Price Hill‡ Princewick Redbird Rhodell Riley Rock Creek Roxie Royal Saxon Shiloh Sink Skelton Slab Fork Soak Creek Stickney Stonewall Stotesbury Stover Sullivan Sundial Surveyor Sweeneyburg Table Rock Take In Hollow Tams Terry Tilden Tolleys Trap Hill Ury Warden Whitby White Oak Wickham Winding Gulf Woodpeck Wright Zada
Ghost towns	Big Stick Cedar Hot Coal Killarney McVey Pickshin Pinepoca Sylvia Tamroy Willibet Woodbay
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Edwight
Unincorporated community
Edwight Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Edwight Edwight (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°53′4″N81°31′56″W / 37.88444°N 81.53222°W / 37.88444; -81.53222
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1538565^[1]