Wharncliffe is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. It is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Gilbert, and has a post office with ZIP code 25651.[2]
Wharncliffe, West Virginia | |
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 Wharncliffe post office | |
  Wharncliffe, West Virginia  Wharncliffe, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′19″N 81°57′56″W / 37.55528°N 81.96556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mingo |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25651 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1548976[1] |
The origin of the town's name is obscure.[3] It shares its name with a village north of Sheffield in England called Wharncliffe Crags, and the associated Earls of Wharncliffe.
Wharncliffe was a stronghold for the Hatfield family in the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud.[4] In 1899, William "Devil Anse" Hatfield was arrested by a group of 50 men and several officials from Huntington, West Virginia, along with his son Robert Lee "Bob" Hatfield and son-in-law John Dingess.[5]
Wharncliffe is a junction on the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network, where the three states of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky meet.