Cinderella, West Virginia

Cinderella is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mingo County, West Virginia.

Cinderella
Unincorporated community
Cinderella
Location within the state of West Virginia
Cinderella
Cinderella (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°41′3″N 82°14′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554137[1]

History

A post office called Cinderella was established in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[2] The community took the name of Cinderella, the character who appeared in the logo of a local mining company.[3] Cinderella has been noted for its unusual place name.[4]

Cinderella was a shipping point on the Norfolk and Western Railway for coal mined in Cinderella Mine.[5]

gollark: I assumed it was higher.
gollark: What? Maybe. But there is *not* much to do here.
gollark: I live in random countryside and it's annoying, but I mostly go into the city for social stuff.
gollark: ++delete <@!309787486278909952> (now I don't have to pay you)
gollark: I am an extremely 1337 h4xx0r.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cinderella, West Virginia
  2. "Mingo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 172.
  4. "Charm of Names". Ludington Daily News. Apr 11, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  5. The Coal Catalog: Combined with Coal Field Directory for the Year ... Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company. 1920. p. 816.



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