Metalton, West Virginia

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Metalton (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°46′0″N81°17′22″W / 37.76667°N 81.28944°W / 37.76667; -81.28944 Coordinates: 37°46′0″N81°17′22″W / 37.76667°N 81.28944°W / 37.76667; -81.28944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation
2,257 ft (688 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1558374 [1]

Metalton is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

The community most likely was so named on account of nearby coal and steel manufacturing. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Metalton, 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. 410.