Coal camps in Fayette County, West Virginia

The coal towns, or "coal camps" of Fayette County, West Virginia were situated to exploit the area's rich coal seams. Many of these towns were located in deep ravines that afforded direct access to the coal through the hillsides, allowing mined coal to be dropped or conveyed downhill to railway lines at the valley floor.[1] Many of these encampments were set up as company towns, and when their mines closed, the towns vanished. A few, like Thurmond, West Virginia, have survived in a reduced state.[1] Fayette County covers portions of three coalfields: the New River Coalfield, the Kanawha Coalfield and the Greenbrier Coalfield.[2] Below is a partial list of known coal towns within the three coalfields: the New River Coalfield, the Kanawha Coalfield and the Greenbrier Coalfield. More may be found here

New River Coalfield

Kanawha Coalfield

Greenbrier Coalfield

References
  1. Sharon A. Brown (July 13, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Kay Moor" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Fayette County, West Virginia" (PDF). National Coal Heritage Area. Coal Heritage Highway Authority. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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