Carbon, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Carbon, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Carbon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kanawha
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1220
Coordinates:38.0194°N -81.4061°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:25037
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1554070[1]

Carbon is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek.[2] Carbon is 7.5miles northeast of Whitesville.

The community took its name from the Carbon Fuel Company.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map
  3. 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. 155.