Export, West Virginia

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Export, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 37°51′28″N81°00′2″W / 37.85778°N 81.00056°W / 37.85778; -81.00056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
1,739 ft (530 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1556087 [1]

Export was an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Robins.

Export was so named on account of the community's chief export, coal. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Export, 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. 235.