Emmons, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Emmons is an unincorporated community located on the Big Coal River in Boone and Kanawha counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1] Jay Rockefeller's political affiliation with West Virginia began in 1964–1965 while he served as a VISTA volunteer in Emmons.

The community bears the name of the Emmons family.^[2]

References

1. "Emmons". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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. 230.