Do you know of Laurel Iron Works ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Laurel Iron Works. 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 Iron Works.<1>

Our sources for Laurel Iron Works (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Laurel Iron Works other than they indicate that Laurel Iron Works would be found somewhere in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Laurel Iron Works ...

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

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Laurel Iron Works - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Laurel Iron Works.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 54/45532   (Place Name: Laurel Iron Works)

County: Monongalia     (FIPS State/County: 54/061)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Laurel Iron Works) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Monongalia 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 Monongalia County.