Joplin
Joplin is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is likely named after an early white settler in Kanawha County, James Jopling.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Joblin”, “Joplin, West Virginia”, and “Joplin, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Charleston station and Criel Mound.
Charleston station
Railway station
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Charleston station is an active intercity railroad station in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Located on MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, the station services trains of Amtrak's Cardinal between New York Penn Station and Chicago Union Station. Charleston station is situated 2½ miles east of Joplin.
Criel Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia. It is one of the few surviving mounds of the Kanawha Valley Mounds that were probably built in the Woodland period after 500 B.C. Criel Mound is situated 2 miles northwest of Joplin.
Magic Island
Park
Magic Island is an island in the Kanawha River near its confluence with the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia. Kanawha Boulevard separates Magic Island from Charleston's West Side neighborhood. Magic Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Joplin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest Hills and Davis Creek.
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
Forest Hills is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Davis Creek
Neighborhood
Davis Creek is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Davis Creek is located along a stream with the same name on West Virginia Route 214, 2 miles south of South Charleston.
Elk
Locality
Elk is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The United States Geological Survey lists its elevation at 610 feet.
Joplin
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.34315° or 38° 20′ 35″ northLongitude
-81.6804° or 81° 40′ 49″ westElevation
833 feet (254 metres)Open location code
86CW88V9+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 154159401OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Joplin” goes by many names.
- French: “Joplin”
- Irish: “Joplin”
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