Filbert is former
coal town
A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residen ...
on Sandlick Creek now part of the
City of Gary in
McDowell County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
, United States. Its post office closed in 1991.
Notable person
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Daisy Elliott
Daisy L. Elliott (November 26, 1917 – December 22, 2015), was an American politician and realtor from the state of Michigan.
Early life
Elliott was born Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir in Filbert, West Virginia, and resided in Detroit, Michigan. She w ...
, Michigan legislator and realtor, was born in Filbert.
Database
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References
Populated places in McDowell County, West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia
Neighborhoods in West Virginia
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