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Kingston, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°58′25″N 81°18′16″W / 37.97361°N 81.30444°W / 37.97361; -81.30444
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Kingston, West Virginia
Kingston is located in West Virginia
Kingston
Kingston
Kingston is located in the United States
Kingston
Kingston
Coordinates: 37°58′25″N 81°18′16″W / 37.97361°N 81.30444°W / 37.97361; -81.30444
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554884[1]

Kingston is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Kingston is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west of Oak Hill.

Kingston was named in 1910 by mining officials.[2]

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 352.