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MacDonald, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°53′21″N 81°9′39″W / 37.88917°N 81.16083°W / 37.88917; -81.16083
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MacDonald, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
MacDonald is located in West Virginia
MacDonald
MacDonald
MacDonald is located in the United States
MacDonald
MacDonald
Coordinates: 37°53′21″N 81°9′39″W / 37.88917°N 81.16083°W / 37.88917; -81.16083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,781 ft (543 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1542662[1]

MacDonald is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after Symington McDonald, a mining official.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: MacDonald, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 393.


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