Woodbay

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · WEST VIRGINIA

A historical populated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Woodbay
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: West Virginia
County: Raleigh County
USGS Map: Lester
Coordinates: 37.6921748, -81.2650108
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GNIS Feature ID: 2747536

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Location approximate

GNIS historical note

A former coal town

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 2747536. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Website National Coal Heritage Area http://coalheritage.org 2008-12-31 00:00:00

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.