Wharton, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°54′12″N 81°40′38″W / 37.90333°N 81.67722°W / 37.90333; -81.67722Wharton is an unincorporated community and coal town on the Pond Fork River in Boone County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Wharton lies along West Virginia Route 85. Wharton was named for Joseph Wharton, a large landowner from Philadelphia.
Mining accident
On February 1, 2006, a miner was killed at Long Branch Energy's #18 mine in Wharton when a wall support popped loose. This fatality along with another one in a separate incident in Uneeda, also in Boone County, caused West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin to call for a "stand-down on mine safety" at West Virginia's mines. [citation needed]
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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Madison
communities
- Altman
- Andrew
- Ashford
- Bald Knob
- Bandytown
- Barrett
- Bigson
- Bim
- Bloomingrose
- Blue Pennant
- Bob White
- Bradley
- Breece
- Brush Creek
- Brushton
- Cameo
- Cazy
- Clinton
- Coopertown
- Dartmont
- Easly
- Eden
- Elk Run Junction
- Emmons‡
- Foch
- Foster
- Fosterville
- Garrison
- Gordon
- Greenwood
- Havana
- Hewett
- High Coal
- Hopkins Fork
- Horse Creek Junction
- Janie
- Jeffrey
- Joes Creek
- Julian
- Keith
- Kirbyton
- Kohlsaat
- Lanta
- Lindytown
- Low Gap
- Manila
- Marnie
- Marthatown
- Maxine
- Milltown
- Morrisvale
- Nellis
- Nelson
- Orgas
- Ottawa
- Peytona
- Pondco
- Powell Creek
- Prenter
- Price Hill
- Quinland
- Ramage
- Ridgeview
- Rock Creek
- Rumble
- Secoal
- Sharlow
- South Madison
- Seth
- Stark
- Turtle Creek
- Uneeda
- Washington Heights
- West Junction
- Wharton
- Williams Mountain
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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