Six 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
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, United States. Six is located on
West Virginia Route 16
West Virginia Route 16 (WV 16) is a north–south route located in the U.S. State of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at the Virginia state line in Bishop, West Virginia, Bishop, McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowel ...
, southwest of
Welch.
The community took its name from Mine Number 6, a nearby coal mine.
See also
*
List of places with numeric names
Places that have numerals in their names include:
0
* , ('zero'), Netherlands, old name for a hamlet in Putten
* Nullarbor, locality in South Australia (Latin: no trees)
* Nullarbor Plain, desert region in Western and South Australia (Latin: ...
References
Unincorporated communities in McDowell County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia
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