- Mink Shoals, West Virginia
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Mink Shoals — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of West Virginia
Mink ShoalsCoordinates: 38°23′22″N 81°35′5″W / 38.38944°N 81.58472°WCoordinates: 38°23′22″N 81°35′5″W / 38.38944°N 81.58472°W Country United States State West Virginia County Kanawha Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP codes- 25302 Area code(s) 304 FIPS code GNIS feature ID Mink Shoals is an unincorporated community along U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States and can be accessed by Interstate 79, Exit #1. It is located on the Elk River and has a public access site of the Elk River. It's rural-like feel attracts many residents, even though it is slightly over two miles from Charleston city limits. It is located at an altitude of 571 feet (174 m).[1] It also has an elementary school, Shoals Elementary.
History
Mink Shoals first resident was Felix Mayer. Felix was born in Wertenberg, Germany on August 17, 1829. Felix married Dorothy Ryder and cleared a farm along what is now the Dutch Road area, which became one of the most successful in the county. Among Felix and Dorothy's sons were George and Frank Mayer. Frank was born in 1860 and was a prominent figure in Kanawha County. All of these people are buried in a private family cemetery on top of Jarrett's Creek Mtn.
References
Municipalities and communities of Kanawha County, West Virginia Cities Charleston | Dunbar | Marmet | Montgomery‡ | Nitro‡ | St. Albans | Smithers‡ | South Charleston
Towns Belle | Cedar Grove | Chesapeake | Clendenin | East Bank | Glasgow | Handley | Pratt
CDPs Alum Creek‡ | Big Chimney | Chelyan | Coal Fork | Cross Lanes | Elkview | Jefferson | Pinch | Rand | Shrewsbury | Sissonville | Upper Falls
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Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Kanawha County, West Virginia geography stubs
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