West End, West Virginia

West End
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°23′25″N 79°46′15″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Elevation [1]	1,805 ft (550 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1555942[1]

West End is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

West End was so named due to its location near the western portal of the Kingwood Tunnel.^[2][3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West End, West Virginia
2. Morton, Oren Frederic; Cole, J. R. (1914). A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Journal Publishing Company. p. 268.
3. 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. 666.