Whitesville, West Virginia
Whitesville, West Virginia | |
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Whitesville | |
Location of Whitesville in Boone County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′53″N 81°32′3″W / 37.98139°N 81.53417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| • Land | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 361 |
• Estimate (2021) | 351 |
| • Density | 1,390.88/sq mi (536.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25209 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-86836 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555976 |
Whitesville is a town and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 361 at the 2020 census. Whitesville was incorporated on August 15, 1935, by the Boone County Circuit Court. The town derives its name from B. W. White, a pioneer settler. Whitesville was formerly known as Jarrold's Valley and Pritchard City.