Ameagle, West Virginia

Ameagle, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Ameagle, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Ameagle, West Virginia
Ameagle, West Virginia
Ameagle, West Virginia is located in the United States
Ameagle, West Virginia
Ameagle, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°56′59″N 81°25′07″W / 37.94972°N 81.41861°W / 37.94972; -81.41861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
[1]
1,083 ft (330 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25004
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1534917[1]

Ameagle is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Ameagle is 6 miles (9.7 km) east-southeast of Whitesville. The community was named for the American Eagle Colliery.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ameagle, West Virginia
  2. ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.
  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. 79.


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