Tams, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°39′53″N 81°18′27″W / 37.66472°N 81.30750°W / 37.66472; -81.30750CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty RaleighElevation

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1,719 ft (524 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555778^[1]

Tams is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Tams is located on West Virginia Route 16 and Winding Gulf, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Sophia.^[2]

Construction of the town started in May 1909 by the Gulf Smokeless Coal Company, which was mining the Beckley coal seam. Serviced by the Virginian Railway, the town initially included 125 houses. By 1920, that number had increased to 185, with a population of 1250. Running water, and electricity for house lights, were supplied water from the town water supply, and power house.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tams, West Virginia
^ Raleigh County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ Tams, Jr., William Purviance (2001). The Smokeless Coal Fields of West Virginia: A Brief History. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press. pp. 64–73. ISBN 9780937058558.