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Cinderella, West Virginia






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Coordinates: 37°413N 82°1411W / 37.68417°N 82.23639°W / 37.68417; -82.23639
 

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Cinderella
Cinderella is located in West Virginia
Cinderella

Cinderella

Location within the state of West Virginia

Cinderella is located in the United States
Cinderella

Cinderella

Cinderella (the United States)

Coordinates: 37°41′3N 82°14′11W / 37.68417°N 82.23639°W / 37.68417; -82.23639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554137[1]

Cinderella is an unincorporated community and coal towninMingo County, West Virginia, United States.

History

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A post office called Cinderella was established in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[2] The community took the name of Cinderella, the character who appeared in the logo of a local mining company.[3] Cinderella has been noted for its unusual place name.[4]

Cinderella was a shipping point on the Norfolk and Western Railway for coal mined in Cinderella Mine.[5]

References

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  • ^ "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "Charm of Names". Ludington Daily News. April 11, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  • ^ The Coal Catalog: Combined with Coal Field Directory for the Year ... Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company. 1920. p. 816.

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