Huntington, West Virginia Overview
Huntington, West Virginia includes 1 nearby coal leases. Huntington is a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. A major river port the city is in Cabell and Wayne counties at the confluence of the Guyandotte River and the Ohio River. The first permanent settlement Holderby's Landing was founded in 1775 in what was then the Colony of Virginia. The City of Huntington was founded as the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1871.As of the 2010 census the metropolitan area is the largest in West Virginia.
Quick Facts
- Huntington, West Virginia has a population of 49,138 (based on numbers from 2010).
- Located in Cabell County, West Virginia.
- Huntington, West Virginia sits 172 meters (564.3 feet) above sea level feet above sea level.
Coal Lease News From The Coal Fields™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and coal leases.
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Understanding Lease Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a lease or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Lease handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these leases harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
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