Pax
Pax is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The current mayor of Pax is William Hughes. The population was 136 at the 2020 census. The community most likely derives its name from nearby Packs Branch creek.
- Type: Village with 165 residents
- Description: human settlement in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Paintsville”, “Paintville”, “Pax, West Virginia”, “Pax, WV”, and “パクス”
- Postal code: 25904
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Branch and Willis Branch.
Long Branch
Hamlet
Long Branch is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Packs Branch
Hamlet
Packs Branch is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Packs Branch is situated 1½ miles east of Pax.
Pax
- Categories: town in the United States and locality
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.90963° or 37° 54′ 35″ north
Longitude
-81.26439° or 81° 15′ 52″ west
Population
165
Elevation
1,644 feet (501 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US PX2
Open location code
869WWP5P+V6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Pax” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باكس”
- Basque: “Pax”
- Catalan: “Pax”
- Cebuano: “Pax”
- Chechen: “Пакс”
- Chinese: “帕克斯”
- Dutch: “Pax”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باكس”
- French: “Pax”
- German: “Pax”
- Gilaki: “پکس (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
- Gilaki: “پکس”
- Hungarian: “Pax”
- Italian: “Pax”
- Japanese: “パックス”
- Ladin: “Pax”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pax”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pax”
- Norwegian: “Pax”
- Persian: “پکس”
- Polish: “Pax”
- Portuguese: “Pax”
- Russian: “Пакс”
- Serbian: “Пакс”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pax, West Virginia”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pax”
- South Azerbaijani: “پاکس، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Spanish: “Pax”
- Tatar: “Пакс”
- Ukrainian: “Пакс”
- Urdu: “پیکس، مغربی ورجینیا”
- Volapük: “Pax”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Weirwood and Cirtsville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Long Branch Church and Pax Cemetery.
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