Ameagle, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°56′59″N 81°25′07″W / 37.94972°N 81.41861°W / 37.94972; -81.41861CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRaleighElevation1,083 ft (330 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
25004
Area codes304 & 681GNIS feature ID1534917[1]

Ameagle is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Ameagle is 6 miles (9.7 km) east-southeast of Whitesville. The community was named for the American Eagle Colliery.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ameagle, West Virginia
  2. ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.
  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. 79.
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