Helen, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
37°38′15″N 81°18′47″W / 37.63750°N 81.31306°W / 37.63750; -81.31306[1]
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Helen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 219.[3] West Virginia Route 16, Winding Gulf and railroad tracks run right through the community.[4]
The Helen mine and coal camp was opened in the 1910s by the East Gulf Coal Company. Many years later, the mine was operated by the Koppers Coal company, which then became the Eastern Gas & Fuel - Coal Division, and even later Eastern Associated Coal Company. Eastern Associated operated the Helen mine into the 1980s.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helen, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Raleigh County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
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Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
communities
- Abney
- Abraham
- Affinity
- Ameagle
- Amigo
- Arnett
- Artie
- Battleship
- Baylor
- Besoco
- Birchton
- Blue Jay
- Blue Jay 6
- Bragg
- Circle View
- Cirtsville
- Clear Creek
- Clifftop
- Coalgate
- Cool Ridge
- Cranberry
- Crow
- Dameron
- Dillon
- Dry Creek
- Dry Hill
- Dugout
- East Beckley
- Eastgulf
- Edwight
- Egeria‡
- Emerson
- Eunice
- Epperly‡
- Fairdale
- Fireco
- Fitzpatrick
- Friendly View
- Glade Springs
- Glen Daniel
- Glen Morgan
- Grandview
- Hamlet
- Harper
- Hollywood
- Hoohoo
- Hotchkiss
- Jap
- Jarrolds Valley
- Jenny Gap
- Johnstown
- Jonben
- Josephine
- Lanark
- Leevale
- Lego
- Lillybrook
- Lynwinn
- Madeline
- Maple Meadow
- Maple Fork
- Marfork
- Masseyville
- Matville
- Maynor
- McAlpin
- McCreery
- Mead
- Metalton
- Midway
- Montcoal
- Mountview‡
- Naoma
- Norvelle
- Odd
- Oswald
- Packsville
- Peachtree
- Pear
- Pemberton
- Pettry Bottom
- Pettus
- Pine Hills
- Pineknob
- Pluto
- Posey
- Price Hill‡
- Princewick
- Redbird
- Rhodell
- Riley
- Rock Creek
- Roxie
- Royal
- Saxon
- Shiloh
- Sink
- Skelton
- Slab Fork
- Soak Creek
- Stickney
- Stonewall
- Stotesbury
- Stover
- Sullivan
- Sundial
- Surveyor
- Sweeneyburg
- Table Rock
- Take In Hollow
- Tams
- Terry
- Tilden
- Tolleys
- Trap Hill
- Ury
- Warden
- Whitby
- White Oak
- Wickham
- Winding Gulf
- Woodpeck
- Wright
- Zada
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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