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Whirlwind, West Virginia
Whirlwind is an unincorporated community on Big Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Location The community of Whirlwind includes the headwaters of upper main Big Harts Creek, including the following tributaries: Henderson Branch, Lambert Branch, Bulwark Branch, Brier Branch, Tomblin Branch, and Collins Branch. History Primary settlers of Upper Hart included the following families: Adams, Blair, Collins, Dalton, Farley, Mullins, Smith, Tomblin, and Workman. According to local legend, some type of skirmish occurred at the mouth of Bulwark during the Civil War. Post Office L.W. Riddle petitioned the Postmaster General in 1908 for the creation of a post office called Zama, located six miles northwest of McCloud Post Office and seven miles south of Dingess. The total population to be supplied with mail was 200. In January 1909, the First Assistant Postmaster General responded in a letter that marked out Zama and replaced it with Whirlwind. The propose ... [...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] |
Guyandotte River
The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi (267 km) long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. It was named after the French term for the Wendat Native Americans. It drains an area of the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau south of the Ohio between the watersheds of the Kanawha River to the northeast and Twelvepole Creek and the Big Sandy River to the southwest. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Course The Guyandotte River is formed in southwestern Raleigh County by the confluence of three streams, Winding Gulf, Stonecoal Creek, and the Devils Fork. The Guyandotte flows initially west-northwestwardly into Wyoming and Mingo counties. It turns briefly northward in Mingo County and enters Logan County, where it turns north-northwestwardly for the remainder of its highly meandering course through Logan, Lincoln and Cabell counties. It enters the Ohio River from the south at Huntington, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapmanville Regional High School
Chapmanville Regional High School is West Virginia's first cross-county consolidated high school, combining students from Chapmanville High School in Logan County with students from Harts High School in Lincoln County. CRHS is located in Chapmanville. It is operated by Logan County Schools, but funded by both counties. The school hosts roughly 600 students in a given academic year. Since the merger, CRHS has enjoyed success in football, baseball, and basketball and is a member of the West Virginia Class AA sports division. The CRHS baseball team went 35-3 and won the Class AA state championship in 2011 marking it the first state championship as Chapmanville Regional High School. On March 17, 2018, the CRHS boys basketball team defeated the Polar Bears of Fairmont Senior High School by a score of 69 to 60 to take home their first ever state championship. On March 16, 2019, The CRHS boys basketball team repeated as WV Class AA State Champs by defeating the Fairmont Senior High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelvepole Creek
Twelvepole Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 river located in Wayne County, West Virginia. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Ohio River. It is alternately known as Twelve Pole Creek. Course Twelvepole Creek rises in northern Mingo County before flowing north through Wayne County. The headwaters of the East Fork are dammed to form East Lynn Lake. The East Fork of the river then flows north through East Lynn, Wayne, and Lavalette. The West Fork flows north through Dunlow, West Virginia and joins the East Fork at the town of Wayne. The river then flows north again before draining into the Ohio River just east of Ceredo. Origin of name Twelvepole Creek received its name from early explorers, the group supposedly included a young George Washington. Traveling the Ohio River, they measured the mouth of the creek where it joined the Ohio in terms of pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Della Tomblin In Store At Whirlwind
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Kirk, West Virginia
Kirk is an unincorporated community in Mingo 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 ..., United States. Kirk is northeast of Kermit. An early variant name was Buttercup. References Unincorporated communities in Mingo County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{MingoCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shively, West Virginia
Shively is an unincorporated community located on the Smokehouse Fork of Big Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Shively is accessed by County Route 3. It is situated 7.2 miles from Harts and 9.3 miles from Chapmanville. Geography Shively is generally understood to represent the Smokehouse Fork and Buck Fork sections of Big Harts Creek. History Smokehouse Fork, known also in early records as the "Forks of Hart," derives its name from Stephen Hart (Heart), an early settler, or his father, who erected a smokehouse to cure venison at the mouth of the fork. Early settlers of Smokehouse and Buck forks include members of these families: Butcher, Bryant, Conley, Dingess, Elkins, Farley, Hensley, Lambert, Mullins, and Tomblin. Key events of the Lincoln County Feud occurred at the homes of Henderson and Hugh Dingess on Smokehouse Fork in 1889. At that time, the lower section of Smokehouse Fork was included in Lincoln County. Shively is named for Charles Nelson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingo County, West Virginia
Mingo County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,568. Its county seat and largest city is Williamson. Created in 1895, Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic Iroquoian Mingo people. (WV County Etymology) History Mingo County is West Virginia's newest county, formed by an act of the state legislature in 1895 from parts of Logan County. The county was named for the Mingo Indians. At the time of its creation, Mingo County was divided into magisterial districts, which the United States Census Bureau classifies as a type of non-functional subdivision serving purely administrative purposes.United States Census Bureau, U.S. Decennial Census, Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010. After West Virginia's establishment in 1863, its counties were initially divided into civil townships, with the intent to encourage local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state ... [...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 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapmanville, West Virginia
Chapmanville is a town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2020 census. Chapmanville is named for Ned Chapman, an early settler who operated a store and post office. It was incorporated in 1947. Geography Chapmanville is located in northern Logan County at (37.971615, -82.020017). It is situated between the mouth of Crawley Creek and Godby Branch along the Guyandotte River at a point where the northward-flowing river briefly bends sharply southwestwardly before turning north again. U.S. Route 119 and West Virginia Route 10, both of which approach from Logan to the south, intersect in Chapmanville. From this intersection, WV 10 continues northward in the direction of Huntington, while US 119 veers northeastward toward Charleston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,256 people, 604 househo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan, West Virginia
Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Logan County. History What is now Logan was initially called "Islands of the Guyandot" by explorers who identified the site in the 1780s.Robert Y. Spence,Logan" ''West Virginia Encyclopedia'', 2010. In 1827, a town was laid out at the site to serve as a county seat for Logan County, which had been established in 1824. The city was initially known as "Lawsonsville" after Anthony Lawson, an early merchant, but was shortened to "Lawnsville." In the early 1850s, Thomas Dunn English, a poet and future congressman, led efforts to reorganize the town.Robert Y. Spence,Logan County" ''West Virginia Encyclopedia'', 2015. When the town incorporated in 1853, it was renamed "Aracoma" after the Shawnee chief Cornstalk's daughter, who had been killed by settlers in the area in 1780. The city was renamed "Logan" in 1907 after the Ming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdunville, West Virginia
Verdunville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. It is west of Logan, the county seat. Verdunville has a post office with ZIP code 25649. The Verdunville CDP includes the neighboring community of Shegon. As of the 2010 census, the total CDP population was 687. The community's name commemorates the Battle of Verdun. Geography Verdunville is in west-central Logan County, in the valley of the Mud Fork, an east-flowing tributary of Island Creek and part of the Guyandotte River watershed. Mud Fork Road runs up the valley from Mount Gay in the east (near Logan), through Verdunville and Shegon to the northwest, and leads eventually to Dingess in Mingo County Mingo County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,568. Its county seat and largest city is Williamson. Created in 1895, Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
