Fayette County

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county of West Virginia

Fayette County is a county in southern West Virginia known for its rugged Appalachian landscape, outdoor recreation, and historic coal-mining communities.

Aliases (1)

Fayette County, West Virginia ×48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county of West Virginia →
borders	Clay County, West Virginia NERFINISHED → Greenbrier County, West Virginia NERFINISHED → Kanawha County, West Virginia NERFINISHED → Nicholas County, West Virginia NERFINISHED → Raleigh County, West Virginia NERFINISHED → Summers County, West Virginia NERFINISHED →
contains	Ansted, West Virginia → Fayetteville, West Virginia → Gauley Bridge, West Virginia → Meadow Bridge, West Virginia → Montgomery, West Virginia → Mount Carbon, West Virginia NERFINISHED → Mount Hope, West Virginia → New River Gorge → New River Gorge Bridge → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → Oak Hill Municipal Airport → Oak Hill, West Virginia → Scarbro, West Virginia NERFINISHED → Smithers, West Virginia →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Fayetteville, West Virginia →
governmentType	county commission →
hasEconomicActivity	outdoor adventure tourism → tourism →
hasIndustryHistory	coal mining → railroad transportation →
hasLandform	Appalachian Plateau →
hostsEvent	Bridge Day →
knownFor	historic coal-mining communities → outdoor recreation → rugged Appalachian landscape →
largestCity	Oak Hill, West Virginia →
locatedIn	United States Census Bureau’s Beckley, WV micropolitan area → southern West Virginia →
namedAfter	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette →
partOf	Appalachian region →
popularFor	bridge jumping events → hiking → rock climbing → whitewater rafting →
state	West Virginia →
subdivisionType	county →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
traversedBy	Gauley River → Kanawha River → New River →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Summers County →	borderedByCounty
Greenbrier County →	borders
Southern West Virginia →	hasCounty