West End, West Virginia

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West End
West End (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°23′25″N79°46′15″W / 39.39028°N 79.77083°W / 39.39028; -79.77083 Coordinates: 39°23′25″N79°46′15″W / 39.39028°N 79.77083°W / 39.39028; -79.77083
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Preston
Elevation
1,804 ft (550 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555942 [1]

West End is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

West End was so named due to its location near the western portal of the Kingwood Tunnel. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West End, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Morton, Oren Frederic; Cole, J. R. (1914). A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Journal Publishing Company. p. 268.
  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. 666.


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