Coordinates: 37°56′21″N 81°9′47″W / 37.93917°N 81.16306°W / 37.93917; -81.16306

Wingrove, West Virginia

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Wingrove, West Virginia
Wingrove is located in West Virginia
Wingrove
Wingrove
Wingrove is located in the United States
Wingrove
Wingrove
Coordinates: 37°56′21″N 81°9′47″W / 37.93917°N 81.16306°W / 37.93917; -81.16306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,785 ft (544 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1556009[1]

Wingrove is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after John Wingrove, an early resident.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wingrove, 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. pp. 685–686.