Hollywood, Raleigh County, West Virginia

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Hollywood
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Hollywood
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Hollywood
Hollywood (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°46′21″N81°13′25″W / 37.77250°N 81.22361°W / 37.77250; -81.22361
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation
2,533 ft (772 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1742790 [1]

Hollywood was an unincorporated community located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] no longer exists. There is also a Hollywood in Monroe County, West Virginia. Hollywood was renamed to MacArthur in 1942. However, it was a distinct mining community with its own coal mines [3] see mine map 336094, located in Beckley. MacArthur used different mines [4] see mine map 335329.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hollywood, Raleigh County, West Virginia
  2. "U.S. Board on Geographic Names".
  3. "Downloads.WVGS.wvnet.edu - /Minemaps/336/".
  4. "Downloads.WVGS.wvnet.edu - /Minemaps/335/".