Export, West Virginia

Export, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°51′28″N 81°00′2″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Elevation	1,739 ft (530 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1556087[1]

Export was an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Robins.

Export was so named on account of the community's chief export, coal.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Export, 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. 235.