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.
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^"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^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.
deep, water, west, virginia, deep, water, also, known, historically, deepwater, census, designated, place, kanawha, river, fayette, county, west, virginia, united, states, 2010, census, population, best, known, starting, point, deepwater, railway, founded, 189. 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 Deep Water West VirginiaCensus designated placeVirginian Railway bridge in DeepwaterDeep WaterLocation within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaDeep WaterDeep Water the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 7 36 N 81 15 49 W 38 12667 N 81 26361 W 38 12667 81 26361CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyFayetteArea 1 Total0 993 sq mi 2 57 km2 Land0 882 sq mi 2 28 km2 Water0 111 sq mi 0 29 km2 Population 2010 2 Total280 Density280 sq mi 110 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP codes25057GNIS feature ID1554279 3 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 edit US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau February 12 2011 Retrieved April 23 2011 a b U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved May 14 2011 a b Geographic Names Information System Geographic Names Information System entry for Deep Water Feature ID 1554279 Retrieved March 9 2007 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 nbsp This article about a location in Fayette County West Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deep Water West Virginia amp oldid 1164626902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
