Wolf Summit, West Virginia

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Wolf Summit, West Virginia
Census-designated place
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Wolf Summit
Coordinates: 39°16′51″N80°27′39″W / 39.28083°N 80.46083°W / 39.28083; -80.46083
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Harrison
Area
[1]
 • Total0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2)
 • Land0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,119 ft (341 m)
Population
 (2010) [2]
 • Total272
 • Density750/sq mi (290/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1556016 [3]

Wolf Summit is a census-designated place and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 272 as of the 2010 census. [2]

The community was named after the surname Wolf and its being the highest point on the railroad between Grafton and Parkersburg. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Summit, West Virginia
  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. 689.


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