WVKM-FM (Matewan)
WVKM-FM (Matewan) is a tower in Mingo, West Virginia. WVKM-FM (Matewan) is situated nearby to the hamlet North Matewan, as well as near Surosa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matewan Historic District and Matewan High School.
Matewan Historic District
Heritage site
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The Matewan Historic District encompasses the town center of the rural coal mining community of Matewan, West Virginia. Matewan was the scene of the Battle of Matewan on May 19, 1920, during a coal miners' strike, an event which led to the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest insurrection ever associated with the labor movement in the United States, and was depicted in the film Matewan. Matewan Historic District is situated 4,100 feet southwest of WVKM-FM (Matewan).
Matewan High School
School
Magnolia Matewan High School was a public high school located in Matewan, West Virginia. The school has been in a succession of four different buildings since 1914. Matewan High School is situated 1¼ miles northwest of WVKM-FM (Matewan).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Matewan and Matewan.
North Matewan
Hamlet
North Matewan is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. North Matewan is located on West Virginia Route 65, 1 mile east-northeast of Matewan. North Matewan has a post office with ZIP code 25688.
Matewan
Village
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Matewan is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 412 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010.
Surosa
Hamlet
Surosa is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office no longer exists. The community's name is an amalgamation of Sue and Rose, the wives of two mining officials.
WVKM-FM (Matewan)
- Type: Tower
- Location: Mingo, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.63177° or 37° 37′ 54″ northLongitude
-82.15875° or 82° 9′ 32″ westElevation
1,686 feet (514 metres)Open location code
869VJRJR+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 356529523OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
4826187
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