Anawalt, West Virginia

Anawalt, West Virginia
Jenkinjones Road in Anawalt
Jenkinjones Road in Anawalt
Location of Anawalt in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Location of Anawalt in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Anawalt, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Anawalt, West Virginia
Anawalt, West Virginia
Anawalt, West Virginia is located in the United States
Anawalt, West Virginia
Anawalt, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°20′11″N 81°26′26″W / 37.33639°N 81.44056°W / 37.33639; -81.44056
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Area
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,680 ft (510 m)
Population
 • Total186
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
179
 • Density311.30/sq mi (120.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24808
Area code304
FIPS code54-01780[4]
GNIS feature ID2390703[2]

Anawalt is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. At one time it was known as Jeanette.[2] It is named in honor of James White Anawalt, who was then manager of Union Supply Company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Company.[5] The population was 186 at the 2020 census.[3] Coal mining was the town's chief industry.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anawalt, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Wakefield, John Anwalt (1935). History and Genealogy of the Anawalts and Cognate Families. Winnetka, Illinois.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)