Tesla, West Virginia
| Tesla, West Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Tesla West Virginia Postmark | |
  Tesla, West Virginia  Tesla, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′07″N 80°42′12″W / 38.60194°N 80.70333°WCoordinates: 38°36′07″N 80°42′12″W / 38.60194°N 80.70333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton |
| Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 26640 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555794[1] |
Tesla is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Tesla is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Sutton.
The community might be named after Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), an electrical engineer and inventor.[2] Located near Tesla is the Windy Run Grade School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ 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. 623.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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