Quarrier, West Virginia

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Quarrier, West Virginia
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Quarrier
Quarrier (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°3′1″N81°25′56″W / 38.05028°N 81.43222°W / 38.05028; -81.43222 Coordinates: 38°3′1″N81°25′56″W / 38.05028°N 81.43222°W / 38.05028; -81.43222
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1545331 [1]

Quarrier is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Cabin Creek. [2]

The community was named after the local Quarrier family. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quarrier, West Virginia
  2. The National Map, accessed 19 October 2016.
  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. 513.