Summerlee, West Virginia
Summerlee, West Virginia | |
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  Summerlee Location within West Virginia  Summerlee Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′10″N 81°09′36″W / 38.00278°N 81.16000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Elevation | 2,001 ft (610 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555743[1] |
Summerlee is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Summerlee is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Oak Hill. The Summerlee Mine was located here and was owned by the New River Coal Company.[2]
The community supposedly is named after a place in Scotland.[3] The Scottish Summerlee is an area within the town of Coatbridge.
References
- ↑ "Summerlee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ↑ Libraries, W. V. U. "Summerlee Mine". onview.lib.wvu.edu. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ↑ 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. 612.
