Cecil | |
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: | Taylor |
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 Ft: | 1158 |
Coordinates: | 39.2714°N -79.9872°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank Info: | 1689884 |
Cecil — originally Cecil Station — is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
Cecil was named after Cecil Board in 1898 when the railroad was extended to that point.[1] The settlement was partially evacuated — including the train station — in 1936-37 to accommodate the rising waters of Tygart Lake.[2] [3]