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Lead Mine, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°11′40″N 79°35′5″W / 39.19444°N 79.58472°W / 39.19444; -79.58472
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Lead Mine
Lead Mine is located in West Virginia
Lead Mine
Lead Mine
Location within the state of West Virginia
Lead Mine is located in the United States
Lead Mine
Lead Mine
Lead Mine (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°11′40″N 79°35′5″W / 39.19444°N 79.58472°W / 39.19444; -79.58472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTucker
Elevation
1,762 ft (537 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1557462[1]

Lead Mine is an unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after nearby Leadmine Run creek.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lead Mine, 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. 365.