Dimmock, West Virginia

Dimmock, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Dimmock
Dimmock
Coordinates: 37°57′52″N 81°4′10″W / 37.96444°N 81.06944°W / 37.96444; -81.06944Coordinates: 37°57′52″N 81°4′10″W / 37.96444°N 81.06944°W / 37.96444; -81.06944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation 1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554305[1]

Dimmock is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

The community most likely was named after the local Dimmock family.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dimmock, 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. 209.


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