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Michael Hurley, Millionaire wildlife removal company owner
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'''Kincaid''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Fayette County, West Virginia|Fayette County]], [[West Virginia]], [[United States]]. As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], its population was 260.<ref name="GR8" /> Kincaid is located on [[West Virginia Route 61]],{{convert|8|mi|km}} northwest of [[Oak Hill, West Virginia|Oak Hill]]. Kincaid has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 25119.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=25119&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1369051&locationName=KINCAID&address2=&address1=7598+DEEP+WATER+MOUNTAIN+RD&city=KINCAID&state=WV&zip5=25119&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.052326&longitude=-81.2672&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&&& |title=Find location - 25119 |publisher=USPS |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref> The community was established in 1878.<ref name="gnis"/>
'''Kincaid''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Fayette County, West Virginia]], United States. As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], its population was 260.<ref name="GR8" /> Kincaid is located on [[West Virginia Route 61]],{{convert|8|mi|km}} northwest of [[Oak Hill, West Virginia|Oak Hill]]. Kincaid has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 25119.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=25119&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1369051&locationName=KINCAID&address2=&address1=7598+DEEP+WATER+MOUNTAIN+RD&city=KINCAID&state=WV&zip5=25119&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=38.052326&longitude=-81.2672&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&&& |title=Find location - 25119 |publisher=USPS |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref> The community was established in 1878.<ref name="gnis"/>


== Kincaid family==
== Kincaid family==
In 1807, James Kincaid and his wife Mary Tritt Kincaid moved from old Virginia and settled in [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia|Greenbrier county]]. They were not favorably impressed with the location and moved further to the west, thus establishing the present day community. Of Scotch-Irish descent, the Kincaids became "one of the largest most influential, best known families that settled in Fayette county."<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YjUTAAAAYAAJ&q=The+Kincaid+Family+one+of+the+largest+most+influential+best+known+Fayette+County+History |page=686 |title=History of Fayette County, West Virginia |first=J. T. |last=Peters |first2=H. B. |last2=Carden |publisher=Jarrett Printing |year=1926 |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref> The section where [[Page, West Virginia]] now stands, and the territory further north, was first known as Kincaid because the region was settled by the Kincaid family.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YjUTAAAAYAAJ&q=was+first+known+as+Kincaid+West+Virginia Peters, p. 535]</ref>
In 1807, James Kincaid and his wife Mary Tritt Kincaid moved from old Virginia and settled in [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia|Greenbrier County]]. They were not favorably impressed with the location and moved further to the west, thus establishing the present-day community. Of Scotch-Irish descent, the Kincaids became "one of the largest most influential, best-known families that settled in Fayette county."<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=YjUTAAAAYAAJ&q=The+Kincaid+Family+one+of+the+largest+most+influential+best+known+Fayette+County+History |page=686 |title=History of Fayette County, West Virginia |first=J.T. |last=Peters |first2=H.B. |last2=Carden |publisher=Jarrett Printing |year=1926 |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref> The section where [[Page, West Virginia]] now stands, and the territory further north, was first known as Kincaid because the region was settled by the Kincaid family.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YjUTAAAAYAAJ&q=was+first+known+as+Kincaid+West+Virginia Peters, p. 535]</ref>


==Unsolved Murder==
==Transport==
The [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] line passes through the community; however, there is currently no passenger service or station.

==Unsolved murder==
[[File:Kincaid West Virginia abandoned Sunoco station 1.jpg|thumb|left|Abandoned Sunoco service station in Kincaid, as of 2013]]
[[File:Kincaid West Virginia abandoned Sunoco station 1.jpg|thumb|left|Abandoned Sunoco service station in Kincaid, as of 2013]]
Eddie Brown was murdered in Kincaid in the 1992 when he was walking to his job at the Kincaid Sunoco gas station.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81824117 |title=Edward Dewey "Eddie" Brown |work=findagrave.com/ |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref> He was attacked during the early morning hours while walking the railroad tracks to work as he did every morning for many years.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_news/clues-released-in-hopes-of-solving-cold-case-murder/article_fd9aff37-d1a8-5e28-823a-c76ce1bd065e.html |title=Clues released in hopes of solving cold-case murder |date=22 November 2007 |first=Matthew |last=Hill |newspaper=The Register Herald |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref> The murder remains unsolved.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org/unsolved.aspx |title=The Loss of Innocence: The Murder of Eddie Brown, January 22, 1992, Kincaid, WV |work=crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref>
Eddie Brown was murdered in Kincaid in 1992 when he was walking to his job at the Kincaid [[Sunoco]] gas station, 1.5 miles from his home. The station opened at 06:00, but Eddie always opened for 04:00, to provide service for mine workers and school children. His walk to work took him along the [[Norfolk Southern Railway|railroad]] line and [[West Virginia Route 61|Route 61]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_news/clues-released-in-hopes-of-solving-cold-case-murder/article_fd9aff37-d1a8-5e28-823a-c76ce1bd065e.html |title=Clues released in hopes of solving cold-case murder |date=22 November 2007 |first=Matthew |last=Hill |newspaper=The Register Herald |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref> At 02:39 on January 22, 1992, Eslie Bills, the former station owner, was driving down Route 61. Bills knew Eddie's route and witnessed him opening the station. At approximately 04:00, the gas station door was found ajar, the lights off, and the alarm buzzing. The Marshalls, who regularly traveled through Kincaid at that time of night to deliver the [[Beckley Post-Herald]], found Eddie badly beaten and confused. He succumbed to his wounds on February 20, 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cold Case Files - Crime Stoppers of West Virginia |url= http://crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org/sitemenu.aspx?P=misc&D=1&ID=480 |website=crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org |date=1 January 2013 |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> The murder remains unsolved.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org/unsolved.aspx |title=The Loss of Innocence: The Murder of Eddie Brown, January 22, 1992, Kincaid, WV |work=crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref>


==Coal and electricity==
==Coal and electricity==
The Loup Creek Colliery was established in 1902 for mining, and by 1918, as part of with its coal operations, the company supplied electric current to 274 customers in Page and Kincaid.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=l1IbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA666&dq=%22Kincaid+West+Virginia%22 |page=666 |title=Sixth Annual Report |author=West Virginia Public Service Commission |publisher=State of West Virginia |year=1920 |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref>
The Loup Creek Colliery was established in 1902 for mining, and by 1918, as part of its coal operations, the company supplied electric current to 274 customers in Page and Kincaid.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=l1IbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA666&dq=%22Kincaid+West+Virginia%22 |page=666 |title=Sixth Annual Report |author=West Virginia Public Service Commission |publisher=State of West Virginia |year=1920 |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Fayette County, West Virginia]]
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 11 July 2023

Kincaid, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Kincaid is located in West Virginia
Kincaid
Kincaid
Kincaid is located in the United States
Kincaid
Kincaid
Coordinates: 38°02′26″N 81°16′12″W / 38.04056°N 81.27000°W / 38.04056; -81.27000
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Area
[1]
 • Total0.874 sq mi (2.26 km2)
 • Land0.861 sq mi (2.23 km2)
 • Water0.013 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,138 ft (347 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total260
 • Density300/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25119
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554877[3]

Kincaid is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 260.[2] Kincaid is located on West Virginia Route 61,8 miles (13 km) northwest of Oak Hill. Kincaid has a post office with ZIP code 25119.[4] The community was established in 1878.[3]

Kincaid family

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In 1807, James Kincaid and his wife Mary Tritt Kincaid moved from old Virginia and settled in Greenbrier County. They were not favorably impressed with the location and moved further to the west, thus establishing the present-day community. Of Scotch-Irish descent, the Kincaids became "one of the largest most influential, best-known families that settled in Fayette county."[5] The section where Page, West Virginia now stands, and the territory further north, was first known as Kincaid because the region was settled by the Kincaid family.[6]

Transport

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The Norfolk Southern Railway line passes through the community; however, there is currently no passenger service or station.

Unsolved murder

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Abandoned Sunoco service station in Kincaid, as of 2013

Eddie Brown was murdered in Kincaid in 1992 when he was walking to his job at the Kincaid Sunoco gas station, 1.5 miles from his home. The station opened at 06:00, but Eddie always opened for 04:00, to provide service for mine workers and school children. His walk to work took him along the railroad line and Route 61.[7] At 02:39 on January 22, 1992, Eslie Bills, the former station owner, was driving down Route 61. Bills knew Eddie's route and witnessed him opening the station. At approximately 04:00, the gas station door was found ajar, the lights off, and the alarm buzzing. The Marshalls, who regularly traveled through Kincaid at that time of night to deliver the Beckley Post-Herald, found Eddie badly beaten and confused. He succumbed to his wounds on February 20, 1992.[8] The murder remains unsolved.[9]

Coal and electricity

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The Loup Creek Colliery was established in 1902 for mining, and by 1918, as part of its coal operations, the company supplied electric current to 274 customers in Page and Kincaid.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kincaid, West Virginia
  4. ^ "Find location - 25119". USPS. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Peters, J.T.; Carden, H.B. (1926). History of Fayette County, West Virginia. Jarrett Printing. p. 686. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  6. ^ Peters, p. 535
  7. ^ Hill, Matthew (November 22, 2007). "Clues released in hopes of solving cold-case murder". The Register Herald. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  8. ^ "Cold Case Files - Crime Stoppers of West Virginia". crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org. January 1, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Loss of Innocence: The Murder of Eddie Brown, January 22, 1992, Kincaid, WV". crimestoppersofraleighcounty.org. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  10. ^ West Virginia Public Service Commission (1920). Sixth Annual Report. State of West Virginia. p. 666. Retrieved October 6, 2015.


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