Pageton, West Virginia

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Pageton
Census-designated place (CDP)
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Pageton
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°20′57″N81°27′55″W / 37.34917°N 81.46528°W / 37.34917; -81.46528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.225 sq mi (3.17 km2)
 • Land1.201 sq mi (3.11 km2)
 • Water0.024 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
174
 • Density140/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24871

Pageton is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 174 (down from 187 at the 2010 census). [2] [3] Pageton is located on the Tug Fork Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railway, along the Pocahontas seam of rich bituminous coal. Pageton is located on State Route 161 between Thorpe and Anawalt.

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History

Pageton was named after Louis R. Page, a colliery official. [4]

Legacy

Although coal mining activity ended long ago, the Page Coal and Coke Company Store at Pageton survives, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Pageton CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ 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. 468.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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