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Tams is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Tams is located on West Virginia Route 16 and Winding Gulf, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Sophia.[2]

Tams, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
New Salem Baptist Church at Tams West Virginia
Tams, West Virginia
Tams, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°39′53″N 81°18′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
[1]
1,719 ft (524 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555778[1]

Construction of the town started in May 1909 by the Gulf Smokeless Coal Company, which was mining the Beckley coal seam. Serviced by the Virginian Railway, the town initially included 125 houses. By 1920, that number had increased to 185, with a population of 1250. Running water, and electricity for house lights, were supplied water from the town water supply, and power house.[3]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tams, West Virginia
  2. Raleigh County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  3. Tams, Jr., William Purviance (2001). The Smokeless Coal Fields of West Virginia: A Brief History. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press. pp. 64–73. ISBN 9780937058558.


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