Carbon is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek.[2] Carbon is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of Whitesville.
Carbon, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′10″N 81°24′22″W / 38.01944°N 81.40611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Kanawha |
Elevation | 1,220 ft (370 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25037 |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554070[1] |
The community took its name from the Carbon Fuel Company.[3]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 19 October 2016.
- ^ 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. 155.