Everettville, West Virginia

Everettville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 80°03′47″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monongalia
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
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]

Legendary college football coach John McKay was born in Everettville.

References

1. "Everettville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Monongalia County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
4. "The Disaster of April 30, 1927 | www.wveha.org/history". www.wveha.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010.