Coketon, West Virginia
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Coketon is an unincorporated community in Tucker County
, West Virginia
, USA. Coketon lies at the confluence
of Snyder Run and the North Fork Blackwater River
south of the town of Thomas
.
In the 1880s and '90s, former Senator Henry Gassaway Davis's Davis Coal and Coke Company, worked over 1,000 coke
ovens and 9 coal mines within one mile of their central office at Coketon.
Tucker County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,321 people, 3,052 households, and 2,121 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile . There were 4,634 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, USA. Coketon lies at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of Snyder Run and the North Fork Blackwater River
Blackwater River (West Virginia)
The Blackwater River is a river in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. Via the Black Fork, it is a principal tributary of the Cheat River. Via the Cheat, the Monongahela and the Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River and drains an area of...
south of the town of Thomas
Thomas, West Virginia
Thomas is a city in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.-History:The town was named for Thomas Beall Davis....
.
In the 1880s and '90s, former Senator Henry Gassaway Davis's Davis Coal and Coke Company, worked over 1,000 coke
Coke (fuel)
Coke is the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. Cokes from coal are grey, hard, and porous. While coke can be formed naturally, the commonly used form is man-made.- History :...
ovens and 9 coal mines within one mile of their central office at Coketon.