Emoryville, West Virginia facts for kids
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Emoryville
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 Emoryville
Location in West Virginia
Emoryville
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mineral |
| Elevation | 2,001 ft (610 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538709 |
Emoryville is a small place in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government, like a city or town does. Instead, it's usually governed by the county.
Emoryville was also once a coal town. This means that many people who lived there worked in the coal mines nearby. Coal towns were very common in West Virginia because of all the coal found there.
Where is Emoryville?
Emoryville is located in the eastern part of West Virginia. It's part of a larger area called the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. This is a fancy way of saying it's near a bigger city, Cumberland, and the areas around it, which are connected by jobs and daily life.
How Did Emoryville Get Its Name?
Over time, Emoryville has had a few different names. People have called it Emery, Emory, Switch Back, and Switch Back Station. These names were recorded by the Geographic Names Information System, which keeps track of place names in the United States.
The name Emoryville most likely comes from a nearby stream called Emory Creek. It's common for communities to be named after local natural features like rivers or creeks.
