Whitby, West Virginia facts for kids
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Whitby
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 Whitby
Location in West Virginia
Whitby
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
25939
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| GNIS feature ID | 1555966 |
Whitby is an unincorporated community and coal town in the Winding Gulf Coalfield of southern West Virginia within Raleigh County, United States.
Demographics
Whitby is part of the census-designated place of Coal City. At its height of coal production in the 1940s, Whitby had a population of 400.
Notable person
Alexander Halstead was the first settler at Whitby and resided there during the creation of Raleigh County in 1850.
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