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Tesla is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Tesla is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Sutton.

Tesla, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Tesla West Virginia Postmark
Tesla, West Virginia
Tesla, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°36′07″N 80°42′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Elevation
1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26640
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555794[1]

The community might be named after Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), an electrical engineer and inventor.[2] Located near Tesla is the Windy Run Grade School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3]


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 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. 623.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.



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