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Uneeda
Unincorporated community
Uneeda, West Virginia Post Office
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Coordinates: 38°2′8″N 81°46′50″W / 38.03556°N 81.78056°W / 38.03556; -81.78056
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Boone
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25205
Area code	304
GNIS feature ID	1548460

Uneeda is an unincorporated community on the Pond Fork River in Boone County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The town lies along West Virginia Route 85.

History

The community was named after a brand of biscuit, Uneeda.

Mining accident

On February 1, 2006, a bulldozer operator was killed at the Black Castle Surface Mine operated by Massey Energy Company's subsidiary Elk Run Coal Company in Uneeda. This fatality along with another one in a separate incident in Wharton, also in Boone County, caused West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin to call for a "stand-down on mine safety" at West Virginia's mines.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Uneeda has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uneeda, West Virginia
2. 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. 640.
3. Climate Summary for Uneeda, West Virginia

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County seat: Madison
City	Madison
Towns	Danville Sylvester Whitesville
CDPs	Comfort Greenview Racine Twilight Van
Unincorporated communities	Altman Andrew Ashford Bald Knob Bandytown Barrett Bigson Bim Bloomingrose Blue Pennant Bob White Bradley Breece Brush Creek Brushton Cameo Cazy Clinton Coopertown Dartmont Easly Eden Elk Run Junction Emmons‡ Foch Foster Fosterville Garrison Gordon Greenwood Havana Hewett High Coal Hopkins Fork Horse Creek Junction Janie Jeffrey Joes Creek Julian Keith Kirbyton Kohlsaat Lanta Lindytown Low Gap Manila Marnie Marthatown Maxine Milltown Morrisvale Nellis Nelson Orgas Ottawa Peytona Pondco Powell Creek Prenter Price Hill Quinland Ramage Ridgeview Rock Creek Rumble Secoal Sharlow South Madison Seth Stark Turtle Creek Uneeda Washington Heights West Junction Wharton Williams Mountain
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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