Elgood, West Virginia
Elgood is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Elgood is 5 miles (8.0 km) east-southeast of Athens.
Elgood, West Virginia | |
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  Elgood, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia  Elgood, West Virginia Elgood, West Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′58″N 80°55′52″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mercer |
| Elevation | 2,815 ft (858 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549671[1] |
History
The community's name is an amalgamation of L. Goodwin.[2]
Culture
Elgood School
Elgood Store
gollark: free markets goodmonopolies badregulatory capture badcentralized communism extremely bad
gollark: Nonsense. People could just substitute in blue/green pencils.
gollark: Perhaps! The general idea is that we can *test* communism without necessarily dooming everyone if it breaks.
gollark: Idea: implement communism, but only for green pencils, as a test run.
gollark: It's now a feature. A *great* feature.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elgood, West Virginia
- 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. 224.
Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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