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Cinderella, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°41′3″N 82°14′11″W / 37.68417°N 82.23639°W / 37.68417; -82.23639
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Cinderella
Cinderella is located in West Virginia
Cinderella
Cinderella
Location within the state of West Virginia
Cinderella is located in the United States
Cinderella
Cinderella
Cinderella (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°41′3″N 82°14′11″W / 37.68417°N 82.23639°W / 37.68417; -82.23639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554137[1]

Cinderella is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mingo County, West Virginia.

History

A post office called Cinderella was established in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[2] The community took the name of Cinderella, the character who appeared in the logo of a local mining company.[3] Cinderella has been noted for its unusual place name.[4]

Cinderella was a shipping point on the Norfolk and Western Railway for coal mined in Cinderella Mine.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cinderella, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  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. 172.
  4. ^ "Charm of Names". Ludington Daily News. Apr 11, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  5. ^ The Coal Catalog: Combined with Coal Field Directory for the Year ... Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company. 1920. p. 816.