Blue Jay, West Virginia
Blue Jay, West Virginia | |
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  Blue Jay, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′13″N 81°08′16″W / 37.73694°N 81.13778°WCoordinates: 37°44′13″N 81°08′16″W / 37.73694°N 81.13778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Elevation | 2,303 ft (702 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25816 |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553930[1] |
Blue Jay is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.[1] Blue Jay is southeast of Beckley. Its mines have yielded 1,587,229 tons of coal.[2]
Notable person[]
- Basil Plumley (1920–2012), United States Army soldier portrayed by Sam Elliott in We Were Soldiers[3]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Jay
- ^ http://www.wvminesafety.org/hist_tonnage.htm
- ^ Moore, Harold, and Joseph Galloway. We Are Soldiers Still. 1. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2008. 75. Print.
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