Coe, West Virginia

Coe, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Coe, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Coe, West Virginia
Coe, West Virginia
Coe, West Virginia is located in the United States
Coe, West Virginia
Coe, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°19′33″N 80°33′16″W / 38.32583°N 80.55444°W / 38.32583; -80.55444
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
2,749 ft (838 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1550752[1]

Coe is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Coe is located on County Route 7/6, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) east of Craigsville.[2]

The community was named after George T. Coe, the original owner of the town site.[3] The Laurel Run Rockshelter was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Coe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Nicholas County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  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. 181.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.