Gem, West Virginia

Gem, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gem, West Virginia
Gem, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 80°40′03″W / 38.82917°N 80.66750°W / 38.82917; -80.66750Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 80°40′03″W / 38.82917°N 80.66750°W / 38.82917; -80.66750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Elevation 774 ft (236 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1560647[1]

Gem is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Gem is located on West Virginia Route 5, the CSX Railroad, and Saltlick Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Burnsville.[2]

Early variant names were Coger Bluff and Coger Station.[3] The present name is derived from the name of G. E. McCoy, a pioneer citizen.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gem, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Braxton County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved October 14, 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. 264.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 57.


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