Wharncliffe, West Virginia

Wharncliffe is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. It is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Gilbert, and has a post office with ZIP code 25651.[2]

Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wharncliffe post office
Wharncliffe post office
Wharncliffe, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Wharncliffe, West Virginia is located in the United States
Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°33′19″N 81°57′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
850 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25651
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1548976[1]

The origin of the town's name is obscure.[3] It shares its name with a village north of Sheffield in England called Wharncliffe Crags, and the associated Earls of Wharncliffe.

Wharncliffe was a stronghold for the Hatfield family in the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud.[4] In 1899, William "Devil Anse" Hatfield was arrested by a group of 50 men and several officials from Huntington, West Virginia, along with his son Robert Lee "Bob" Hatfield and son-in-law John Dingess.[5]

Wharncliffe is a junction on the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network, where the three states of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky meet.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  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. 672.
  4. "A Week's Record". St. Joseph Saturday Herald. Saint Joseph, Michigan. September 16, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  5. "Hatfield's Caught". The Calhoun Chronicle. Grantsville, W.V. September 19, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2023.


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