Edwight
Unincorporated community
Edwight is located in West Virginia
Edwight
Edwight
Location within the state of West Virginia
Edwight is located in the United States
Edwight
Edwight
Edwight (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°53′4″N 81°31′56″W / 37.88444°N 81.53222°W / 37.88444; -81.53222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
984 ft (300 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1538565[1]

Edwight is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Edwight was also known as Launa.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwight, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Edwight is located at the confluence of Marsh Fork of Coal River and Hazy Creek. At one time it was the site of a coal mine and community. There were approximately one hundred homes, post office, school, and several commercial businesses located there in the 1940's. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 223.


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