Deep Water, West Virginia

Deep Water, West Virginia
Deep Water, West Virginia
Census-designated place
	Virginian Railway bridge in Deepwater
	Deep Water Location within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 38°7′36″N 81°15′49″W / 38.12667°N 81.26361°WCoordinates: 38°7′36″N 81°15′49″W / 38.12667°N 81.26361°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Area
• Total	0.993 sq mi (2.57 km2)
• Land	0.882 sq mi (2.28 km2)
• Water	0.111 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	280
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25057
GNIS feature ID	1554279

Deep Water, also known historically as Deepwater,^[3] is a census-designated place on the Kanawha River in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 280.^[2] It is best known as the starting point of the Deepwater Railway founded in 1898 by William N. Page, which was merged to create the Virginian Railway in 1907.

Located near the head of navigation of the Kanawha River just a short distance downstream from Kanawha Falls, it may have been named for that reason.^[4] However, according to local legend, as recounted by H. Reid in The Virginian Railway (Kalmbach, 1961), it was named by Squire James Galsepy Kincaid and other locals on a rainy day in 1871 as a commentary on the standing groundwater outside the new post office along Loup Creek.

References[]

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Deep Water (Feature ID #1554279)". Retrieved 2007-03-09.
^ 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. 204.

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[GR1-1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[GR8-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[gnis-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Deep Water (Feature ID #1554279)". Retrieved 2007-03-09.

[4] 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. 204.

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Deep Water, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Virginian Railway bridge in Deepwater
Deep Water Location within the state of West Virginia Deep Water Deep Water (the United States) Show map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 38°7′36″N 81°15′49″W / 38.12667°N 81.26361°W / 38.12667; -81.26361Coordinates: 38°7′36″N 81°15′49″W / 38.12667°N 81.26361°W / 38.12667; -81.26361
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.993 sq mi (2.57 km²)
• Land	0.882 sq mi (2.28 km²)
• Water	0.111 sq mi (0.29 km²)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	280
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25057
GNIS feature ID	1554279^[3]