Lex is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
McDowell County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
, United States. Lex is located on
West Virginia Route 80
West Virginia Route 80 is a north–south state highway in southern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 83 in Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, Bradshaw. The northern terminus is at West Virgi ...
, north of
Bradshaw.
Elexious "Lex" Evans, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in West Virginia
There are many ghost towns in West Virginia, some of which were created and abandoned as part of the "boom and bust" economy of coal mining industry.
* Algoma, in McDowell County
* Ames, in Fayette County
* Bachman, in Fayette County
* ...
References
Unincorporated communities in McDowell County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia
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