Falls View, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
38°07′34″N 81°14′46″W / 38.12611°N 81.24611°W / 38.12611; -81.24611[1]
(2010)[2]
Falls View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Falls View is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Gauley Bridge, on the north bank of the Kanawha River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 238.[2] Falls View was established in the early 20th century as a residential village for managers from the Electro Metallurgical Co., part of the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation.[4] Electro Metallurgical operated four ferroalloy plants in the area, powered by hydroelectricity generated at the dam on Kanawha Falls.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "2010 Demographic Profile Data". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Falls View". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 27, 1980. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1941). The WPA Guide to West Virginia: The Mountain State. San Antonio, TX: Trinity University Press. pp. 439–440.
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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
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unincorporated
communities
- Agnew
- Alloy
- Alta
- Ames
- Bachman
- Backus
- Beauty
- Beckwith
- Beelick Knob
- Bellwood
- Belva‡
- Beury
- Boone
- Boonesborough
- Bowlin
- Brooklyn
- Bryce
- Cannelton
- Caperton
- Carbondale
- Carlisle
- Chimney Corner
- Claremont
- Clifftop
- Clifty
- Coalfield
- Collinsdale
- Columbia
- Concho
- Corliss
- Cotton Hill
- Crescent
- Crickmer
- Danese
- Dempsey
- Derryhale
- Dewitt
- Dimmock
- Divide
- Donwood‡
- Dothan
- Dubree
- Dunloup
- Eagle
- East Kingston
- Edmond
- Elkridge
- Elverton
- Export
- Fayette
- Finlow
- Gamoca
- Gaymont
- Glade
- Grayden
- Greenstown
- Hamilton
- Harewood
- Harvey
- Hemlock
- Hilton Village
- Honeydew
- Hopewell
- Ingram Branch
- Jenky
- Jodie
- Kanawha Falls
- Keeneys Creek
- Kilsyth
- Kingston
- Landisburg
- Lansing
- Laurel Creek
- Lawton
- Layland
- Leander
- Lee
- Lick Fork
- Lively
- Lochgelly
- Long Branch
- Lookout
- Lucas
- MacDonald
- Mahan
- Maplewood
- Marting
- Marvel
- Maywood
- McDunn
- McKendree
- Meadow Fork
- Medo
- Midway
- Milburn
- Montgomery Heights
- Mossy
- Mount Olive
- Mulvane
- Nallen‡
- Newlyn
- Newtown
- North Page
- Oak Ridge
- Old Gauley
- Packs Branch
- Pine Grove
- Price Hill‡
- Prudence
- Quinnimont
- Ramsey
- Ravenseye
- Red Spring
- Redstar
- Robson
- Romont
- Roseville
- Rush Run
- Russellville
- Salem
- Sanger
- Sewell
- Shawver‡
- Spring Dale
- Stone Cliff
- Sturgeon Branch
- Summerlee
- Sun
- Sunnyside
- Surbaugh
- Thayer
- Turkey Knob
- Vanetta
- Victor
- Westerly
- Whipple
- Willis Branch
- Wingrove
- Winona
- Wriston
- Wyndal
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