Cedar, Mingo County, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°33′18″N 82°6′13″W / 37.55500°N 82.10361°W / 37.55500; -82.10361CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyMingoElevation
745 ft (227 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code1554089[1]

Cedar is an unincorporated community located in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed. In early 1956, a Norfolk and Western passenger train derailed at that location.[3]

Geography

Cedar is located in the Appalachian Mountains and has an average elevation of 745 ft (227 m).

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar, Mingo County, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar, Mingo County, West Virginia
  3. ^ Miller, Kenneth L. (2000). Norfolk and Western Class J: The Finest Steam Passenger Locomotive (1st ed.). Roanoke Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc. pp. 97–101. ISBN 0-615-11664-7.
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