Summerlee, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Summerlee, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Summerlee
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fayette
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2001
Coordinates:38.0028°N -81.16°W
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1555743[1]

Summerlee is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Summerlee is 2miles north-northwest of Oak Hill. The Summerlee Mine was located here and was owned by the New River Coal Company.[2]

The community supposedly is named after a place in Scotland.[3] The Scottish Summerlee is an area within the town of Coatbridge.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: Libraries . W. V. U. . Summerlee Mine . 2022-04-07 . onview.lib.wvu.edu . en.
  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. 612.