War Eagle, West Virginia

War Eagle
War Eagle
Unincorporated community
	War Eagle Location within the state of West Virginia
	Coordinates: 37°31′42″N 81°56′38″W / 37.52833°N 81.94389°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	1555917

War Eagle is an unincorporated community located in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

History

A post office called War Eagle was established in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959.^[2] War Eagle took its name from a local mining company.^[3]^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: War Eagle, West Virginia
^ "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
^ Scriba, Jay (October 15, 1970). "From Sleepy Eye to Chicken Bristle, USA". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
^ 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. 658.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: War Eagle, West Virginia

[2] "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

[3] Scriba, Jay (October 15, 1970). "From Sleepy Eye to Chicken Bristle, USA". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

[4] 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. 658.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Williamson
City	Williamson	Mingo County map
Towns	Delbarton Gilbert Kermit Matewan
CDPs	Chattaroy Gilbert Creek Justice Red Jacket
Other communities	Ajax Baisden Belo Bias Blackberry City Blocton Borderland Breeden Burch Calico Canterbury Cedar Cinderella Delorme Devon Dingess Fairview Glen Alum Goodman Greyeagle Hampden Hinch Horsepen Isaban‡ Kirk Lando Mines Lenore Lobata Lowney Lynn Maher Meador Merrimac Musick Myrtle Naugatuck New Thacker Newtown Nolan North Matewan Parsley Pie Puritan Mines Ragland Rapp Rawl Selwyn Slabtown Sprattsville Sprigg Surosa Tamcliff Taylorville Thacker Thacker Mines Trace Varney Verner Vulcan War Eagle Wharncliffe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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War Eagle
Unincorporated community
War Eagle Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°31′42″N 81°56′38″W / 37.52833°N 81.94389°W / 37.52833; -81.94389
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	1555917^[1]