Asco, West Virginia
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| Asco | |
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| Coordinates: 37°30′7″N 81°37′33″W / 37.50194°N 81.62583°WCoordinates: 37°30′7″N 81°37′33″W / 37.50194°N 81.62583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Asco is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Asco was originally known as Atlantic. The current name derives from the American Smokeless Coal Company.[1] It lies at the end of a line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Davy Branch hollow.
[edit] References
- ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.
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