Gem,_West_Virginia

Gem, West Virginia

Gem, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Gem is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Gem is located on West Virginia Route 5, the CSX Railroad, and Saltlick Creek, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Burnsville.[2]

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Early variant names were Coger Bluff and Coger Station.[3] The present name is derived from the name of G. E. McCoy, a pioneer citizen.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gem, West Virginia
  2. [2]
    Braxton County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. [3]
    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. p. 264.
  4. [4]
    Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 57.


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