Ballengee, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°37′01″N 80°44′17″W / 37.61694°N 80.73806°W / 37.61694; -80.73806
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Ballengee, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553791[1]

Ballengee is an unincorporated community in Monroe and Summers counties, West Virginia, United States. Ballengee is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Alderson.

History

Ballengee (formerly Ballangee) is named for R. T. Ballangee, an early settler.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballengee, West Virginia
  2. ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 358.
  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. 93.