Williamson, West Virginia
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Williamson, West Virginia is a small city in the Appalachian region known historically as a coal-mining community and commercial hub along the Tug Fork River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Williamson, West Virginia canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| borderFeature | near the Kentucky–West Virginia border ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Mingo County ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 140 miles southeast of Lexington, Kentucky
ⓘ
approximately 90 miles southwest of Charleston, West Virginia ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
coal mining
ⓘ
railroad commerce ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 665 feet ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasFloodControl | floodwall along Tug Fork River ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Williamson Historic District ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
coal transportation
ⓘ
healthcare services ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| hasPopulationTrend | population decline since mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasPublicFacility |
Mingo County Courthouse
ⓘ
Williamson Memorial Hospital ⓘ |
| hasRailHistoryWith |
Norfolk Southern Railway
ⓘ
Norfolk and Western Railway ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode | 25661 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
coal-mining community
ⓘ
commercial hub for surrounding coalfields ⓘ |
| historicDistrictStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hostsTrailSystem | access point to Hatfield–McCoy ATV trails ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1912 ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Mingo County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal industry history
ⓘ
flooding along the Tug Fork River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mingo County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Appalachia
ⓘ
Southern West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Tug Fork Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tug Fork River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wallace J. Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearHistoricalRegion | Hatfield–McCoy feud country ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian coalfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian coalfields
|
| partOfMetropolitanArea |
Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area (broad Appalachian definition)
|
| primaryEconomicRole | service center for surrounding rural communities ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation |
served by U.S. Route 119
ⓘ
served by U.S. Route 52 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.