Nellis is an unincorporated community coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States on Brush Creek. The Nellis Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[2] Nellis was named by mine owners Matthew Slush and T.E.B. Siler after Frank E. Nellis, editor of the "Mount Clemens Independent" in Michigan.
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Coordinates: 38°9′3″N 81°44′33″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Boone |
Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1555196[1] |
Municipalities and communities of Boone County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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County seat: Madison | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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