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Stone Cliff, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°56′12″N 81°3′44″W / 37.93667°N 81.06222°W / 37.93667; -81.06222
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Stone Cliff, West Virginia
Stone Cliff is located in West Virginia
Stone Cliff
Stone Cliff
Stone Cliff is located in the United States
Stone Cliff
Stone Cliff
Coordinates: 37°56′12″N 81°3′44″W / 37.93667°N 81.06222°W / 37.93667; -81.06222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,073 ft (327 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1547452[1]

Stone Cliff or Stonecliff is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. In the 20th century, prior to the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, Black children who lived in Stone Cliff were assigned to the segregated elementary school at Claremont, Virginia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stone Cliff, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Few traces remain of a former West Virginia coal town". Public Opinion. May 3, 2022. pp. A2. Retrieved March 16, 2025.