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West End, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°23′25″N 79°46′15″W / 39.39028°N 79.77083°W / 39.39028; -79.77083
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West End
West End is located in West Virginia
West End
West End
Location within the state of West Virginia
West End is located in the United States
West End
West End
West End (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°23′25″N 79°46′15″W / 39.39028°N 79.77083°W / 39.39028; -79.77083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Elevation1,805 ft (550 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555942[1]

West End is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

West End was so named due to its location near the western portal of the Kingwood Tunnel.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West End, West Virginia
  2. ^ Morton, Oren Frederic; Cole, J. R. (1914). A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Journal Publishing Company. p. 268.
  3. ^ 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. 666.