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Kiahsville, West Virginia
Kiahsville is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Its sister town is nearby Cove Gap. Kiahsville is situated at the mouth of Kiah Creek. The community derives its name from Hezekiah Wiley, the name of an early settler. East Lynn Lake is located nearby. Nearby communities * Cove Gap (0.1 miles) * Queens Ridge * Cuzzie (2.7 miles) * Brabant (3.6 miles) * Harts (7.7 miles) * Ranger (8.1 miles) * Wilsondale (9.4 miles) * Breeden (9.5 miles) * Genoa (9.6 miles) * East Lynn (9.6 miles) * Midkiff Midkiff may refer to: Locations *Midkiff, Texas *Midkiff, West Virginia *Midkiff Rock, rock outcrop in Antarctica Legal case *''Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff'' People with the surname *Dale Midkiff (born 1959), American actor *Dick Midkiff ... (10.8 miles) * Dunlow (11.9 miles) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queens Ridge, West Virginia
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long Island to its west, and Nassau County to its east. Queens also shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island (via the Rockaways). With a population of 2,405,464 as of the 2020 census, Queens is the second most populous county in the State of New York, behind Kings County (Brooklyn), and is therefore also the second most populous of the five New York City boroughs. If Queens became a city, it would rank as the fifth most-populous in the U.S. after New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. Approximately 47% of the residents of Queens are foreign-born. Queens is the most linguistically diverse place on Earth and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States. Queens was esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crum, West Virginia
Crum is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 182. It is the home to Crum Pre K-8 school opened in 2017. It is a part of the Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Town information Crum is the home of Silver Creek United Baptist Church (the second oldest church in West Virginia), Crum Separate Baptist Church, Crum Church of Christ, and Crum Missionary Baptist Church. Many other small churches are located in nearby hollows and roads. U.S. Route 52 runs directly through Crum, as does the Norfolk Southern Railway's Kenova District. The town is bordered on the west by the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River (also known locally as the Tug River). This river is part of the boundary between West Virginia and Kentucky. A mile section of the future King Coal Highway is built just east of Crum, with access from Silver Creek Rd. Demographic information Whites make up 99.2% of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunlow, West Virginia
Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, on Twelvepole Creek. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. However, the railroad up the West Fork of Twelvepole Creek through Dunlow was shut down in the early 1930s, and what is left of the town is currently unincorporated. At the 2000 census, Dunlow had a population of 1,105. In 2009, the population was listed as 961. Dunlow is noted for its wildlife sightings. There have been several accounts of sightings of black panthers and other jungle animals in Dunlow. A circus train that derailed in the mid-1940s, from which several jungle creatures escaped and were never recovered, is rumored to be the source of these animals. Cities and towns located near Dunlow * Breeden (8.2 miles) * Crum (9.2 miles) * Genoa (7.3 miles) * Kiahsville (3.9 miles) * Ranger (11.3 miles) * Wilsondale (5.8 miles) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midkiff, West Virginia
Midkiff is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, West Virginia, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 southwest of the town of Hamlin, West Virginia, Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 597 feet (182 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 25540. The community was named after a local Midkiff family. Notable person Jack Fellure, a perennial candidate for President of the United States, was born at Midkiff. References Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Populated places on the Guyandotte River {{LincolnCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Lynn, West Virginia
East Lynn is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, located along the banks of Twelvepole Creek, approximately eight miles south of the county seat, Wayne. It was also known as Mouth of Little Lynn. East Lynn is a part of the Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000. History East Lynn began as a small merchant community known as Twin Creek but eventually grew as a coal town. In 1868, the Adkins Mills Post Office was established and the community was known as Adkins Mills. The Big Sandy, East Lynn & Guyan Railroad was formed in 1903 and merged with the Norfolk and Western in 1908. Also in 1908, East Lynn was incorporated. East Lynn continued to grow in the 1910s and at various times had three movie theaters, doctors, lawyers, and a detective agency. In the late 1910s, the residents decided to ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa, West Virginia
Genoa is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Genoa is located on West Virginia Route 152, south of Wayne. Genoa has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with ZIP code 25517. The community has the name of Genoa Reed, the daughter of an early postmaster. References Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{WayneCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breeden, West Virginia
Breeden is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Breeden is northeast of Kermit. Breeden has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with ZIP code 25666. Breeden most likely was named after an early settler. References Unincorporated communities in Mingo County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{MingoCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilsondale, West Virginia
Wilsondale is an unincorporated community located in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Wilsondale has a post office with ZIP code 25699; as of the 2000 Census, the population of this ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 74. It is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. History Geography Wilsondale is located at . Wilsondale is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes Daylight Saving Time. Demographics Wilsondale's ZCTA had a population of 74, with 41 males and 33 females, at the 2000 census. 98.6% of the population was white, while the remaining 1.4% was American Indian or Alaska Native. There were 32 households with an average household size of 2.64. The average house value was listed at $45,000, with an average household income of $21,375. The median age of the general population was 46.30 years, with the male median age at 41.80 and the female median ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranger, West Virginia
Ranger is an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 southwest of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 614 feet (187 m). It has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with the ZIP code 25557. Ranger is served by the Guyan River VFD. The community takes its name from Ranger Branch creek. References Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Populated places on the Guyandotte River {{LincolnCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harts, West Virginia
Harts is a census-designated place (CDP) at the mouth of Big Harts Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Guyandotte River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 656. Harts is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Harts CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Harts, Atenville, Ferrellsburg, and Sand Creek. Geography Harts is located in southern Lincoln County at (38.030643, -82.128147). West Virginia Route 10 passes through the center of the community, following the Guyandotte River. The highway leads northwest (downstream) to Huntington and southeast (upstream) to Chapmanville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Harts CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.44%, are water. The census area includes both Big Harts Creek and Little Harts Creek. The West Fork of Big Harts Creek is often misidentified as "East Fork" on maps and in deeds. However, the We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brabant, West Virginia
Brabant is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on Lick Creek, east of where it enters East Lynn Lake at West Virginia Route 37 West Virginia Route 37 is an east–west state highway in western West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at the Kentucky state line in Fort Gay, where WV 37 becomes Kentucky Route 3 Spur upon crossing the Tug Fork. The eastern t .... References Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{WayneCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
