Amigo, West Virginia Explained

Amigo
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Raleigh
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:1580
Coordinates:37.5886°N -81.3472°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25811
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1534921

Amigo is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The community is located on West Virginia Route 16 at the confluence of the Guyandotte River and Winding Gulf.[2] The Amigo Post Office closed on October 22, 2011; it was established in 1915.[3]

Amigo Coal Company

The community most likely derives its name from the Amigo Coal Company, based on a conversation with the principal at Amigo in 1935.[4]

The Amigo Coal Company is listed in the "Annual Report of the Department of Mines For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1920" in Raleigh County with company name "Amigo Coal Company", mine name "Amigo", and post office "Amigo".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Rhodell, WV, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967
  2. . Raleigh County, West Virginia General Highway Map . 2011 . 3 . December 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064337/http://gis.wvdot.com/gti/County_Maps/Raleigh_3_of_4.pdf . 2012-04-25 . dead .
  3. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 79.
  5. Web site: Annual Report of the Department of Mines For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1920. June 30, 1920. 19 July 2020 . en.