Heaters, West Virginia
Heaters | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26627 |
Heaters is a small unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Heaters is situated about three miles north of Flatwoods on U.S. Route 19, which is a paved two-lane road. Access to I-79 is at Flatwoods. Heater's has a United States Postal Service post office and the ZIP Code is 26627.
Heaters has no stoplight, no gas station, nor a general store. It used to have two bars, "The Boardwalk" and "Nancy's," both of which are now closed. The Boardwalk has become a restaurant, and Nancy's closed outright.
History
The community was named after the local Heater family.[1]
Cemeteries
Squires Cemetery: NE of Heaters. About 38°45'47.0"N 80°37'17.2"W (38.763052, -80.621443) The headstones are in the north and west part of this small Squires Cemetery accessible from a gas well road to the south.
References
- ^ 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. 303.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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