Fayette County

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

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Fayette County canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of West Virginia
borders Clay County, West Virginia
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Nicholas County, West Virginia
Raleigh County, West Virginia
Summers County, West Virginia
contains Ansted, West Virginia
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Meadow Bridge, West Virginia
Montgomery, West Virginia
Mount Carbon, West Virginia
Mount Hope, West Virginia
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
surface form: 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
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 Marquis de Lafayette
surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
partOf Appalachia
surface form: 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

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Southern West Virginia hasCounty Fayette County
Summers County borderedByCounty Fayette County
Greenbrier County borders Fayette County
Cucumber Falls county Fayette County
Sugar Run Falls county Fayette County
Smithers, West Virginia, United States county Fayette County
subject surface form: Smithers, West Virginia
Bennett’s Mill Middle School county Fayette County