Ballengee, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:	Ballengee, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:	West Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:	Counties
Subdivision Name2:	Monroe County and Summers
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Ft:	1896
Coordinates:	37.6169°N -80.7381°W
Area Codes:	304 & 681
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1553791

Ballengee is an unincorporated community in Monroe and Summers counties, West Virginia, United States. Ballengee is about 15miles southwest of Alderson.

History

Ballengee (formerly Ballangee) is named for R. T. Ballangee, an early settler.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . J.H. Miller . Miller, James Henry . 1908 . 358.
2. 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. 93.