Ennis, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°22′33″N 81°23′34″W / 37.37583°N 81.39278°W / 37.37583; -81.39278CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyMcDowellTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1554404[1]

Ennis is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Ennis lies on U.S. Route 52, west of Switchback.

The community most likely was named after a local family.[2] The town of Ennis was named after Joanna Ennis McQuail, wife of coal operator William Mcquail. The McQuail family owned Ennis Coal Company as well as Turkey Gap Coal Company (source, Helen McQuail, great grand daughter of William and Joanna McQuail)

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ennis, 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. 231.
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Municipalities and communities of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Welch
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