Country United States County McDowell ZIP codes 24848 Local time Friday 5:10 PM | State West Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1554801 | |
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Jenkinjones is an unincorporated community and coal town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on the western flanks of Stone Ridge near the border with Tazewell County, Virginia.
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Map of Jenkinjones, WV 24808, USA
The Pocahontas Fuel Company Store and Office Buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Its post office was established on October 15, 1912. During the years of 1961-1975 it is documented that 8,290,780 tons of coal were mined by the Pocahontas Fuel Co Inc. at Jenkinjones.
History
Jenkinjones was named in 1912 for Jenkin B. Jones (1841-1916) who was born in Glynneath, Wales.
References
Jenkinjones, West Virginia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA