MacDonald, West Virginia

MacDonald, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°53′21″N81°9′39″W / 37.88917°N 81.16083°W / 37.88917; -81.16083
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Elevation	1,781 ft (543 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1542662 [1]

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

The community was named after Symington McDonald, a mining official. ^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: MacDonald, 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. 393.