Ennis, West Virginia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ennis
Unincorporated community
Abandoned elementary school
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Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	McDowell
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1554404

Ennis is a small, unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, in the United States. It's found along U.S. Route 52, just west of another community called Switchback.

An unincorporated community is a place that doesn't have its own local government, like a city or town. Instead, it's usually managed by the county it's located in.

How Ennis Got Its Name

The community of Ennis was most likely named after a local family. Specifically, it was named after Joanna Ennis McQuail. She was the wife of a man named William McQuail, who was a coal operator.

The McQuail family owned two important companies in the area: the Ennis Coal Company and the Turkey Gap Coal Company. This shows how important coal mining was to the region's history.