Ames
Ames is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Elmo, a now defunct coal town. The last production of coal was reported in 1963.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Ames, West Virginia”, “Ames, WV”, and “Elmo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include New River Gorge Bridge and Tunney Hunsaker Bridge.
New River Gorge Bridge
Bridge
Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.
Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia. The bridge is named after Tunney Hunsaker, American boxer and former chief-of-police at Fayetteville, West Virginia. Tunney Hunsaker Bridge is situated 1½ miles south of Ames.
Fayette County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fayette County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built in 1894–1895, and is a 2 1/2 story, five bay wide, rectangular building with projecting wings. Fayette County Courthouse is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ames.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lansing and Oak Ridge.
Lansing
Hamlet
Lansing is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Lansing is located along U.S. Route 19, 2.5 miles northeast of Fayetteville. Lansing has a post office with ZIP code 25862.
Oak Ridge
Hamlet
Oak Ridge is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Grayden
Hamlet
Grayden is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Free Union. The community was named for the local Graydon family. Grayden is situated 1½ miles east of Ames.
Ames
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.08622° or 38° 5′ 10″ northLongitude
-81.08594° or 81° 5′ 9″ westElevation
902 feet (275 metres)Open location code
86CW3WP7+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 154136008OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ames Heights and South Fayette.
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Highlights include Miller’s Folly and New River Gorge Airport.
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