Olcott is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office[2] is closed.
The community was named after one Mr. Olcott, the proprietor of a local mine.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olcott, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olcott, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 457.
