Hot Coal, West Virginia
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Hot Coal or Hotcoal is an unincorporated community
located along the Winding Gulf Creek in Raleigh County
, West Virginia
, United States
. It is the next community past Big Stick
on County Route 3/2.
It was part of the Winding Gulf coalfield. The community's name origin is not known, but as a former coal camp, it was probably named Hot Coal because of the coal that was mined in the area.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
located along the Winding Gulf Creek in Raleigh County
Raleigh County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,220 people, 31,793 households, and 22,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 130 people per square mile . There were 35,678 housing units at an average density of 59 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...
, United States
United States
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. It is the next community past Big Stick
Big Stick, West Virginia
Big Stick is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along County Route 3/2, beside the Winding Gulf Creek. This community was part of the Winding Gulf coalfield in Raleigh County...
on County Route 3/2.
It was part of the Winding Gulf coalfield. The community's name origin is not known, but as a former coal camp, it was probably named Hot Coal because of the coal that was mined in the area.