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Cedar, Mingo County, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Cedar
Unincorporated community
Cedar is located in West VirginiaCedarCedarLocation within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°33′18″N 82°6′13″W / 37.55500°N 82.10361°W / 37.55500; -82.10361
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation745 ft (227 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code1554089

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

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.
Municipalities and communities of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Williamson
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