Cucumber, West Virginia

Cucumber is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, its population was 94.[2] It is centered on mining. Named either for nearby Cucumber Creek[4] or for the cucumber trees in the area,[5] it is the only community in the United States with this name. Its post office was still active as of October 2011 (see image).

Cucumber
Census-designated place (CDP)
Cucumber West Virginia post office
Cucumber
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°16′40″N 81°37′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Area
 • Total0.452 sq mi (1.17 km2)
 • Land0.452 sq mi (1.17 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,542 ft (470 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total94
 • Density210/sq mi (80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
24826
GNIS feature ID1554238[3]

Mine collapse

On January 13, 2007, a tunnel collapse at a Brooks Run Mining Company coal mine killed two miners in the town.[6][7] Between 2005 and 2008, the Brooks Mining Company extracted 2,093,165 tons of coal.[8]

See also

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cucumber, West Virginia
  4. 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. 194.
  5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.
  6. "Tunnel collapse kills 2 miners in West Virginia". CNN International. Archived from the original on January 15, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2007.
  7. "McDowell cave-in kills two miners". Sunday Gazette-Mail. Retrieved January 14, 2007.
  8. Brooks Mining Company info, wvminesafety.org; accessed May 14, 2014.

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