West End, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°23′25″N 79°46′15″W / 39.39028°N 79.77083°W / 39.39028; -79.77083CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyPrestonElevation
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1,805 ft (550 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1555942[1]

West End is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

West End was so named due to its location near the western portal of the Kingwood Tunnel.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West End, West Virginia
  2. ^ Morton, Oren Frederic; Cole, J. R. (1914). A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Journal Publishing Company. p. 268.
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 666.
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