Asco, West Virginia
Asco | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Asco Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 37°30′7″N 81°37′33″W / 37.50194°N 81.62583°WCoordinates: 37°30′7″N 81°37′33″W / 37.50194°N 81.62583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | McDowell |
Elevation | 1,473 ft (449 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 24809 |
GNIS feature ID | 1553757[1] |
Asco is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Asco was originally known as Atlantic. The current name derives from the American Smokeless Coal Company.[2] It lies at the end of a line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Davy Branch hollow.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asco, West Virginia
- ↑ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.
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