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Do you know of West Raleigh ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about West Raleigh. 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 West Raleigh.

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

Communities Also Named West Raleigh ...

We found one communities that share the name West Raleigh.

Within West Virginia, the name West Raleigh is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named West Raleigh in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of West Raleigh [Wake County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for West Raleigh ...

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

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 West Raleigh.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 54/86044   (Place Name: West Raleigh)

County: Raleigh     (FIPS State/County: 54/081)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, West Raleigh) 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  Raleigh County ...

Can you help?

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 Raleigh County.

Amigo MineLick Run Junction
AtkinsvilleLoop Junction
  
Blue Jay JunctionMacAlpin
Bone LickMarsh Fork Junction
Bowyer Creek JunctionMarshes
BrooklinMasseysville
BrysonMunition
Burma 
 Ned
CallawayNesco
Cannelton Mine JunctionNeville
CitieNew
Cleve 
CoalgateOley
Collins JunctionOtis
Collins 
 Peachtree
Drews CreekPenman
 Phillips
East GulfPicard
Eccles Junction 
 Rowland
Flat Top LakeRoxie
Flats 
ForestSemoco
FrancisSink
 Soak Creek
Glen Daniel JunctionSunflower
Glen JunctionSutphin
Glomera 
 Tablerock
HamptonTam
HarveyTrico
HeclaTruax
Hotcoal 
HunterViacova
 Vista
Jap 
JawoodWest Beckley
JonancyWigul
 Willabet
LaunaWoodbay
Lawson 









 

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