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Wildell, West Virginia

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Wildell, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
3,061 ft (933 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553454[1]

Wildell is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Wildell is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north-northeast of Durbin.

The community took its name from Willdell Lumber Company which operated in the area.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildell, 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. 680.


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