Quarrier, West Virginia

Quarrier, West Virginia
Quarrier
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Quarrier
Quarrier (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°3′1″N 81°25′56″W / 38.05028°N 81.43222°W / 38.05028; -81.43222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1545331[1]

Quarrier is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Cabin Creek.[2]

The community was named after the local Quarrier family.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quarrier, West Virginia
  2. ^ The National Map, accessed 19 October 2016.
  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. 513.