Stotesbury | |
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  Stotesbury Location within the state of West Virginia  Stotesbury Stotesbury (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′54″N 81°17′19″W / 37.68167°N 81.28861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Elevation | 1,841 ft (561 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25929 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555722[1] |
Stotesbury is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Raleigh County in the U.S. state of West Virginia that flourished during the 1930s. The community was named for Edward T. Stotesbury,[2][3] then the president of Beaver Coal Company.[4]
Stotesbury was the home of the late eight-term U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd.[5] Currently there are only a handful of houses left from the once bustling town.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stotesbury, 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. 605.
- ^ "Historical Footprints". www.wvgenweb.org.
- ^ "West Virginia-Raleigh County Indenture of Lease - Beaver Coal Corp. to New River Co. - Sample Contracts and Business Forms". contracts.onecle.com.
- ^ "Senator Byrd - Senate Speeches".