Do you know of Laurel Bank ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Laurel Bank. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Laurel Bank.

We found mention of Laurel Bank as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Laurel Bank ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Laurel Bank:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Laurel Bank.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 54/45412   (Place Name: Laurel Bank (RR name for Slatyfork))

County: Pocahontas     (FIPS State/County: 54/075)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Pocahontas County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Pocahontas County.