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Erbacon, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°31′8″N 80°35′20″W / 38.51889°N 80.58889°W / 38.51889; -80.58889
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Erbacon
Unincorporated community
Erbacon is located in West Virginia
Erbacon
Erbacon
Location within the state of West Virginia
Erbacon is located in the United States
Erbacon
Erbacon
Erbacon (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°31′8″N 80°35′20″W / 38.51889°N 80.58889°W / 38.51889; -80.58889
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWebster
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1538734[1]

Erbacon is a small unincorporated community and coal town in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. The town's namesake was a prominent investor, E.R. Bacon,[2] who owned much of the land surrounding what is now Erbacon during the early 20th century.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erbacon, 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. p. 232.


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