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Blue Jay, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,303 ft (702 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25816
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553930[1]

Blue Jay is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Blue Jay is southeast of Beckley. Its mines have yielded 1,587,229 tons of coal. [2]

Notable residents

Basil Plumley (1920-2012), United States Army soldier portrayed by Sam Elliot in We Were Soldiers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ http://www.wvminesafety.org/hist_tonnage.htm
  3. ^ Moore, Harold, and Joseph Galloway. We Are Soldiers Still. 1. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2008. 75. Print.


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