Wolf Summit, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
39°16′51″N 80°27′39″W / 39.28083°N 80.46083°W / 39.28083; -80.46083CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyHarrisonArea • Total0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2) • Land0.364 sq mi (0.94 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)Elevation
1,119 ft (341 m)Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total272 • Density750/sq mi (290/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1556016[3]

Wolf Summit is a census-designated place and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 272 as of the 2010 census.[2]

The community was named after the surname Wolf and its being the highest point on the railroad between Grafton and Parkersburg.[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Summit, West Virginia
  4. ^ 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. 689.
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