Fireco, West Virginia

Fireco
unincorporated community
Fireco West Virginia Postmark
Fireco Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°11′53″W / 37.64472°N 81.19806°W / 37.64472; -81.19806Coordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°11′53″W / 37.64472°N 81.19806°W / 37.64472; -81.19806
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	25823
GNIS feature ID	1554455[1]

Fireco is an unincorporated community coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It lies in the Winding Gulf Coalfield of the southern part of the state. The name Fireco refers to the amount of heat the specific coal mined there could produce. This name was a common descriptor.

External links

• Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains - Fireco, WV

References

Youngsters walk on ties of railroad track that passes through Fireco (1974)

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