Sun
Sun is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Likely founded in the 1890s, Sun was home to several coal mines, which, by 1920, had employed 380 people and produced 208,442 tons of coal.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Sun, West Virginia” and “Sun, WV”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derryhale and Glen Jean.
Sun
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.91928° or 37° 55′ 9″ north
Longitude
-81.16982° or 81° 10′ 11″ west
Elevation
1,690 feet (515 metres)
Open location code
869WWR9J+P3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Sun” goes by many names.
- French: “Sun”
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Places to explore: White Oak Junction and Dunloup.
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