Gilliam is an unincorporated community on the North Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It lies between Algoma and Rolfe along County Route 17.
Gilliam | |
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  Gilliam Location within the state of West Virginia  Gilliam Gilliam (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′26″N 81°24′54″W / 37.42389°N 81.41500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554553[1] |
The community was named after one Mr. Gilliam, a coal-mining official.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilliam, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 268.
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