Ameagle, West Virginia

Ameagle, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Ameagle, West Virginia
Ameagle, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°56′59″N 81°25′07″W / 37.94972°N 81.41861°W / 37.94972; -81.41861Coordinates: 37°56′59″N 81°25′07″W / 37.94972°N 81.41861°W / 37.94972; -81.41861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation 1,083 ft (330 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 25004
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1534917[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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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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