Heaters, West Virginia

Heaters
Unincorporated community
Heaters
Location within the state of West Virginia
Heaters
Heaters (the US)
Coordinates: 38°45′42″N 80°38′29″W / 38.76167°N 80.64139°W / 38.76167; -80.64139Coordinates: 38°45′42″N 80°38′29″W / 38.76167°N 80.64139°W / 38.76167; -80.64139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 26627

Heaters is a small unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Heaters is situated about three miles north of Flatwoods on U.S. Route 19, which is a paved two-lane road. Access to I-79 is at exit 67 in Flatwoods. Heater's has a United States Postal Service post office and the ZIP Code is 26627.

Heaters has no stoplight, no gas station, nor a general store. It used to have two bars, "The Boardwalk" and "Nancy's," both of which are now closed. It has a community center located at 4350 Gauley Turnpike, which is used for community gatherings such as potluck dinners, memorial service dinners, and fundraising dinners.

History

The community was named after the local Heater family.[1]

Industry

Weyerhaeuser operates an oriented strand board (OSB) plant in Heaters. On the Weyerhaeuser website, it is listed as the "Sutton OSB Mill[2].

Churches

The Heaters United Methodist Church is located at 3806 Gauley Turnpike, just south of the town of Heaters. There are six churches in the Heaters Charge. The other five are: Tichenal, Berry Fork, Corley, Stone Run, and Mt. Harmony.

Cemeteries

There are several cemeteries located in and around Heaters[3]. One such cemetery is Squires Cemetery, which is northeast of Heaters. About 38°45'47.0"N 80°37'17.2"W (38.763052, -80.621443) The headstones are in the north and west part of this small Squires Cemetery accessible from a gas well road to the south.

References

  1. ↑ 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. 303.
  2. ↑ https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/company/contact-us-locations/
  3. ↑ url=https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Heaters%2C+Braxton+County%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=city_164163


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