Fireco, West Virginia

Fireco is an unincorporated community coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It lies in the Winding Gulf Coalfield of the southern part of the state. The name Fireco denotes the amount of heat the specific coal mined there could produce. This name was once a common descriptor.

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Fireco West Virginia Postmark
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Location within the state of West Virginia
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Fireco (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°11′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25823
GNIS feature ID1554455[1]

References

Youngsters walk on ties of railroad track that passes through Fireco (1974)


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