Olcott, West Virginia

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Olcott, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Olcott
Location within West Virginia and the United States
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Olcott
Olcott (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°14′4″N81°43′27″W / 38.23444°N 81.72417°W / 38.23444; -81.72417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Elevation
699 ft (213 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1544344 [1]

Olcott is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community was named after one Mr. Olcott, the proprietor of a local mine. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olcott, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olcott, West Virginia
  3. ↑ 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. 457.


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