Ennis, West Virginia
Ennis is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Ennis lies on U.S. Route 52, west of Switchback.
Ennis | |
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 Abandoned elementary school | |
  Ennis Location within the state of West Virginia  Ennis Ennis (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′33″N 81°23′34″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554404[1] |
The community most likely was named after a local family.[2] The town of Ennis was named after Joanna Ennis McQuail, wife of coal operator William Mcquail. The McQuail family owned Ennis Coal Company as well as Turkey Gap Coal Company (source, Helen McQuail, great grand daughter of William and Joanna McQuail)
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ennis, West Virginia
- 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. 231.
Municipalities and communities of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of West Virginia highlighting McDowell County | |
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| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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