Kincaid, West Virginia

In 1807, James Kincaid and his wife Mary Tritt Kincaid moved from old Virginia and settled in Greenbrier county. They were not favorably impressed with the location and moved further to the west, thus establishing the present day community. Of Scotch-Irish descent, the Kincaids became "one of the largest most influential, best known families that settled in Fayette county."[5] The section where Page, West Virginia now stands, and the territory further north, was first known as Kincaid because the region was settled by the Kincaid family.[6]

The Norfolk Southern Railway line runs through the community, however there is currently no passenger service or station.

Abandoned Sunoco service station in Kincaid, as of 2013

Eddie Brown was murdered in Kincaid in 1992 when he was walking to his job at the Kincaid Sunoco gas station 1.5 miles from his home.[7] The station opened at 06:00, but Eddie always opened for 04:00, to provide service for mine workers and school children. His walk to work took him along the railroad line and Rout 61.[8] At 02:39, Eslie Bills, the former station owner was driving down Rout 61. Eslie knew Eddies route and witnessed him opting the station. At around 04:00 the gas station door was found ajar, the lights off and the alarm buzzing. The Marshalls, who regularly traveled through Kincaid at that time of night to deliver the Beckley Post-Herald. They found Eddie badly beaten and confused. He surcome to his wounds February 20, 1992.[9] The murder remains unsolved.[10]

The Loup Creek Colliery was established in 1902 for mining, and by 1918, as part of with its coal operations, the company supplied electric current to 274 customers in Page and Kincaid.[11]