Everettville, West Virginia

Everettville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Everettville, West Virginia
Everettville, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 80°03′47″W / 39.56361°N 80.06306°W / 39.56361; -80.06306Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 80°03′47″W / 39.56361°N 80.06306°W / 39.56361; -80.06306
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Elevation 896 ft (273 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554421[1]

Everettville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Everettville is located along County Route 45 and Little Indian Creek, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) southwest of Morgantown.[2] Everettville had a post office, which closed on November 2, 2002.[3]

On April 30, 1927, an explosion at the Federal No. 3 Coal Mine in Everettville caused the death of approximately 111 coal miners, a disaster that ranks among the deadliest coal mine accidents in United States history.[4]

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