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Cinderella
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°41′3″N 82°14′11″W / 37.68417°N 82.23639°W / 37.68417; -82.23639
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	837 ft (255 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1554137

Cinderella is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

History

A post office called Cinderella was established in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966. The community took the name of Cinderella, the character who appeared in the logo of a local mining company. Cinderella has been noted for its unusual place name.

Cinderella was a shipping point on the Norfolk and Western Railway for coal mined in Cinderella Mine.

See also

• List of ghost towns in West Virginia

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cinderella, West Virginia
2. "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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. 172.
4. "Charm of Names". Ludington Daily News. April 11, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
5. The Coal Catalog: Combined with Coal Field Directory for the Year ... Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company. 1920. p. 816.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Williamson
City	Williamson
Towns	Delbarton Gilbert Kermit Matewan
CDPs	Chattaroy Gilbert Creek Justice Red Jacket
Other communities	Ajax Baisden Belo Bias Blackberry City Blocton Borderland Breeden Burch Calico Canterbury Cedar Cinderella Delorme Devon Dingess Fairview Glen Alum Goodman Greyeagle Hampden Hinch Horsepen Isaban‡ Kirk Lando Mines Lenore Lobata Lowney Lynn Maher Meador Merrimac Musick Myrtle Naugatuck New Thacker Newtown Nolan North Matewan Parsley Pie Puritan Mines Ragland Rapp Rawl Selwyn Slabtown Sprattsville Sprigg Surosa Tamcliff Taylorville Thacker Thacker Mines Trace Varney Verner Vulcan War Eagle Wharncliffe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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