Quarrier, West Virginia

Quarrier is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Cabin Creek.[2]

Quarrier, West Virginia
Quarrier is located in West Virginia
Quarrier
Quarrier
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Quarrier is located in the United States
Quarrier
Quarrier
Quarrier (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°3′1″N 81°25′56″W / 38.05028°N 81.43222°W / 38.05028; -81.43222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1545331[1]

The community was named after the local Quarrier family.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quarrier, West Virginia
  2. ^ The National Map, accessed 19 October 2016.
  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. 513.