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Gem, West Virginia

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Gem, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1560647[1]

Gem is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Gem is located on West Virginia Route 5, the CSX Railroad, and Saltlick Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Burnsville.[2]

Early variant names were Coger Bluff and Coger Station.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gem, West Virginia
  2. ^ Braxton County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2011. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  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. 264.


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