Black
Black is an unincorporated community in Mercer and Wyoming counties, West Virginia, United States, located 5.5 miles north-northwest of Matoaka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Black, West Virginia” and “Black, WV”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arista and Dott.
Arista
Hamlet
Arista is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Arista is located on West Virginia Route 10, 4 miles north of Matoaka. Arista was named for a mining official's wife.
Dott
Hamlet
Dott is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Dott is 3.1 miles northwest of Matoaka and 1 mile north of Springton. Dott is situated 2 miles southeast of Black.
Springton
Hamlet
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Springton is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office has been closed. Springton is situated 3 miles south of Black.
Black
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Wyoming, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.49401° or 37° 29′ 38″ northLongitude
-81.26371° or 81° 15′ 49″ westElevation
3,136 feet (956 metres)Open location code
869WFPVP+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 154028620OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Black” goes by many names.
- French: “Black”
- Irish: “Black”
- Persian: “بلک، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “بلک”
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