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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Derryhale
Hamlet
Derryhale is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Glen Jean
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Glen Jean is a census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, near Oak Hill. As of the 2020 census, its population was 90.
Wingrove
Hamlet
Wingrove is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after John Wingrove, an early resident.
Sun
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.91928° or 37° 55′ 9″ northLongitude
-81.16982° or 81° 10′ 11″ westElevation
1,690 feet (515 metres)Open location code
869WWR9J+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 154295987OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Sun” goes by many names.
- French: “Sun”
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