Cinderella, West Virginia

Cinderella is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

Cinderella
Unincorporated community
Cinderella is located in West Virginia
Cinderella
Cinderella
Location within the state of West Virginia
Cinderella is located in the United States
Cinderella
Cinderella
Cinderella (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°41′3″N 82°14′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554137[1]

History

A post office called Cinderella was established in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[2] The community took the name of Cinderella, the character who appeared in the logo of a local mining company.[3] Cinderella has been noted for its unusual place name.[4]

Cinderella was a shipping point on the Norfolk and Western Railway for coal mined in Cinderella Mine.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cinderella, West Virginia
  2. "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. 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. 172.
  4. "Charm of Names". Ludington Daily News. April 11, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  5. The Coal Catalog: Combined with Coal Field Directory for the Year ... Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company. 1920. p. 816.


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