Gem is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Gem is located on West Virginia Route 5, the CSX Railroad, and Saltlick Creek, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Burnsville.[2]

Gem, West Virginia
Gem, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Gem, West Virginia
Gem, West Virginia
Gem, West Virginia is located in the United States
Gem, West Virginia
Gem, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 80°40′03″W / 38.82917°N 80.66750°W / 38.82917; -80.66750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1560647[1]

Early variant names were Coger Bluff and Coger Station.[3] The present name is derived from the name of G. E. McCoy, a pioneer citizen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gem, West Virginia
  2. ^ Braxton County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. ^ 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. 264.
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 57.