Heaters, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°45′42″N 80°38′29″W / 38.76167°N 80.64139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Braxton |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 26627 |
Heaters is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Heaters is situated approximately three miles north of Flatwoods on U.S. Route 19, which is a paved two-lane road. Access from I-79 is at exit 67 in Flatwoods, or exit 79 at Burnsville, then Route 5 to Heaters. There is no stoplight in Heaters. Heaters has a United States Postal Service post office and the ZIP Code is 26627.
Prior to the construction of I-79 in 1974, US-19 was the main road between Morgantown and Charleston, and Heaters was a convenient place to stop. At its peak, Heaters had a gas station, a general store, and a lunch restaurant. All are now gone. Heaters does have a community center located at 4350 Gauley Turnpike, which is used for community gatherings such as potluck dinners, memorial service dinners, and fundraising dinners.
History
[edit]The community was named after the local Heater family.[1]
Industry
[edit]Weyerhaeuser operates an oriented strand board (OSB) plant in Heaters. On the Weyerhaeuser website, it is listed as the "Sutton OSB Mill.[2]
Churches
[edit]The Heaters Community Church is located at 3806 Gauley Turnpike, just south of the town of Heaters. It was originally a United Methodist Church, but left that denomination and became an independent church in 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ 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. 303.
- ^ "Contact Us/Locations".