Greyeagle, West Virginia

Greyeagle
Unincorporated community
Greyeagle
Location within the state of West Virginia
Greyeagle
Greyeagle (the US)
Coordinates: 37°50′58″N 82°25′01″W / 37.84944°N 82.41694°W / 37.84944; -82.41694Coordinates: 37°50′58″N 82°25′01″W / 37.84944°N 82.41694°W / 37.84944; -82.41694
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mingo
Elevation 623 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554616[1]

Greyeagle is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia. Their post office[2] no longer exists.

The community took its name from the local Grey Eagle Coal Company.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greyeagle, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greyeagle, West Virginia
  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. 286.


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