Smokeless, West Virginia

Smokeless
Unincorporated community
Houses and a church seen from West Virginia Route 10
Smokeless
Location within the state of West Virginia
Smokeless
Smokeless (the US)
Coordinates: 37°25′57″N 81°15′4″W / 37.43250°N 81.25111°W / 37.43250; -81.25111Coordinates: 37°25′57″N 81°15′4″W / 37.43250°N 81.25111°W / 37.43250; -81.25111
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mercer
Elevation 2,395 ft (730 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549601[1]

Smokeless is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.

The community took its name from the local Smokeless Coal Company.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smokeless, 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. 590.


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