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.- 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: New River Gorge Bridge and Tunney Hunsaker Bridge.
Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Bridge
Fayette County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lansing and Oak Ridge.
Lansing
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Oak Ridge
Hamlet
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Grayden
Hamlet
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Ames
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.08622° or 38° 5′ 10″ north
Longitude
-81.08594° or 81° 5′ 9″ west
Elevation
902 feet (275 metres)
Open location code
86CW3WP7+FJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ames Heights and South Fayette.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Piller and Bridge Buttress Trailhead.
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