Tallmansville, West Virginia

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Tallmansville is a small unincorporated community located in Upshur County, West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the town has a population of 418 [1]. The Sago area of Tallmansville gained international notoriety on January 2, 2006 for the Sago Mine disaster, which killed 12 coal miners.

The community of Tallmansville received its name, honoring their first postmaster Benjamin Tallman, in 1869. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the town has also had the toponyms Stroder and Strader Station in the past.

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