Black Betsey
Black Betsy is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located on the east bank of the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Black Betsy”, “Black Betsy, West Virginia”, “Black Betsy, WV”, and “Queen City”
Places of Interest
Highlights include John E. Amos Power Plant.
John E. Amos Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Tikilucas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John E. Amos Power Plant is a three-unit coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power. With a nameplate rating of 2,933 MW, it is the largest generating plant in the AEP system. John E. Amos Power Plant is situated 2 miles south of Black Betsey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bancroft and Plymouth.
Bancroft
Village
Photo: Youngamerican, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bancroft is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 389 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
Plymouth
Locality
Plymouth is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located north of the mouth of Guano Creek on the Kanawha River along West Virginia Route 62.
Raymond City
Hamlet
Raymond City is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located at the mouth of the Pocatalico River at the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62. The community is to the immediate north of the town of Poca. Raymond City is situated 1½ miles southeast of Black Betsey.
Black Betsey
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Putnam, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.49981° or 38° 29′ 59″ northLongitude
-81.83541° or 81° 50′ 8″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)United Nations Location Code
US 6BYOpen location code
86CWF5X7+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 154006523OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4799400Wikidata ID
Q4920366
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Satellite Map
Discover Black Betsey from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Black Betsey” goes by many names.
- French: “Black Betsy”
- Irish: “Black Betsy”
- Persian: “بلک بتسی، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “بلک بتسی”
- Spanish: “Black Betsy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Thornhill Addition and Shawnee Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bancroft Town Park and Bancroft Post Office.
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