Whitby, West Virginia

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Whitby (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′58″N81°11′3″W / 37.66611°N 81.18417°W / 37.66611; -81.18417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation
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2,310 ft (700 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25939
GNIS feature ID1555966 [1]

Whitby is an unincorporated community and coal town in the Winding Gulf Coalfield of southern West Virginia within Raleigh County, United States.

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History

Originally, Whitby was named Stahl. Before 1919, Bowyer was another accepted town name. By 1919, the town name of Whitby was being used. As of 1927, Whitby was the official name used by the United States Post Office. [2] The post office [3] closed in June 1988. [4] From 1917 to 1982 Whitby is documented to have mined 8,995,174 tons of coal by the Bowyer Smokeless Coal Company, Sterling Smokeless Coal Company, Smith and Stover Coal Company and the R&F Coal Company. [5]

Demographics

Whitby is part of the census-designated place of Coal City. At its height of coal production in the 1940s, Whitby had a population of 400. [6]

Notable person

Alexander Halstead [7] was the first settler at Whitby and resided there during the creation of Raleigh County in 1850.

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Panorama of Whitby West Virginia

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitby, West Virginia
  2. WHITBY Post Office History
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitby West Virginia post office
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  5. West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training Homepage
  6. Wood, Jim (1994). Raleigh County West Virginia. Beckley, WV: BJW Printing and Office Supplies. p. 650.
  7. "Raleigh County's First Settlers, 1850-1860" . Retrieved October 23, 2023.