Blue Jay is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.[1] Blue Jay is southeast of Beckley. Its mines have yielded 1,587,229 tons of coal.[2]
Blue Jay, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°44′13″N 81°08′16″W / 37.73694°N 81.13778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Raleigh |
Elevation | 2,303 ft (702 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25816 |
Area codes | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1553930[1] |
Notable person
edit- Basil L. Plumley (1920–2012), United States Army soldier portrayed by Sam Elliott in We Were Soldiers[3]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Jay
- ^ "Historical West Virginia Coal Production from 1883". Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Moore, Harold, and Joseph Galloway. We Are Soldiers Still. 1. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2008. 75. Print.