Fire Creek, West Virginia

Fire Creek, West Virginia
Ghost town
Fire Creek
Fire Creek
Coordinates: 37°57′30″N 81°1′44″W / 37.95833°N 81.02889°W / 37.95833; -81.02889
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1556100

Fire Creek is a ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was located on the New River Gorge.

Founded in 1873, Fire Creek was one of the first towns that turned coal into coke.

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