Lead Mine, West Virginia

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Lead Mine
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Lead Mine (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°11′40″N79°35′5″W / 39.19444°N 79.58472°W / 39.19444; -79.58472
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Tucker
Elevation
1,762 ft (537 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1557462 [1]

Lead Mine is an unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after nearby Leadmine Run creek. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lead Mine, 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. 365.