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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 900 feet (280 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as“Ames, West Virginia”“Ames, WV”“Elmo”
Places of Interest
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New River Gorge Bridge
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Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
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1½ miles south of Ames
Fayette County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthouse is a historic courthouse…
2½ miles southwest of Ames
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lansing and Oak Ridge.
Lansing
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Lansing is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Oak Ridge
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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.
1½ miles east of Ames
Ames
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Latitude
38.08622° or 38° 5′ 10″ north
Longitude
-81.08594° or 81° 5′ 9″ west
Open location code
86CW3WP7+FJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Ames” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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