Kingston, West Virginia

Kingston, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°58′25″N 81°18′16″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Elevation	1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554884[1]

Kingston is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Kingston is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west of Oak Hill.

Kingston was named in 1910 by mining officials.[2]

See also

• List of ghost towns in West Virginia

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 352.