Concho, West Virginia

Concho, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Concho
Concho
Coordinates: 37°58′1″N 81°5′16″W / 37.96694°N 81.08778°W / 37.96694; -81.08778Coordinates: 37°58′1″N 81°5′16″W / 37.96694°N 81.08778°W / 37.96694; -81.08778
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation 1,686 ft (514 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554181[1]

Concho is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia. It was also known as Thurmond Mountain. The name Concho is derived from the Concho River, in Texas.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concho, West Virginia
  2. 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. 182.


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