Simon, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°36′43″N 81°43′58″W / 37.61194°N 81.73278°W / 37.61194; -81.73278CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyWyomingTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
24882
GNIS feature ID1555629[1]

Simon is an unincorporated community on the Guyandotte River in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield, 47, of Simon along with Don Israel Bragg, 33, of Accoville were killed in the 2006 Aracoma Alma Mine disaster at Melville.

The community's "Uncle Si, the relative of an early postmaster.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Simon, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. pp. 578–579.
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