Nellis, West Virginia

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Nellis
Nellis (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°9′3″N81°44′33″W / 38.15083°N 81.74250°W / 38.15083; -81.74250
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Boone
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25142 [1]
Area code(s) 304 and 681
GNIS feature ID1555196 [2]

Nellis is an unincorporated community coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States on Brush Creek. The Nellis Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [3] Nellis was named by mine owners Matthew Slush and T.E.B. Siler after Frank E. Nellis, editor of the "Mount Clemens Independent" in Michigan.

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References

  1. "Nellis ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. "Nellis". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.