Heaters, West Virginia
Heaters | |
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  Heaters Location within the state of West Virginia  Heaters Heaters (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′42″N 80°38′29″W / 38.76167°N 80.64139°W | |
| 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 exit 67 in 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. It has a community center located at 4350 Gauley Turnpike, which is used for community gatherings such as potluck dinners, memorial service dinners, and fundraising dinners.
History
The community was named after the local Heater family.[1]
Industry
Weyerhaeuser operates an oriented strand board (OSB) plant in Heaters. On the Weyerhaeuser website, it is listed as the "Sutton OSB Mill[2].
Churches
The Heaters United Methodist Church is located at 3806 Gauley Turnpike, just south of the town of Heaters. There are six churches in the Heaters Charge. The other five are: Tichenal, Berry Fork, Corley, Stone Run, and Mt. Harmony.
Cemeteries
There are several cemeteries located in and around Heaters[3]. One such cemetery is Squires Cemetery, which is northeast 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.
- ^ https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/company/contact-us-locations/
- ^ url=https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Heaters%2C+Braxton+County%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=city_164163
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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