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Wharncliffe is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Wharncliffe is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Gilbert. Wharncliffe has a post office with ZIP code 25651.[2]

Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Wharncliffe, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°33′19″N 81°57′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
850 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25651
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1548976[1]

The origin of the town name Wharncliffe is obscure.[3] It shares its name with a village north of Sheffield in England called Wharncliffe Crags, and the associated Earls of Wharncliffe.

Wharncliffe is a junction on the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network, and is located at the junction of the three states of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. 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. 672.


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