Gem, West Virginia

Gem, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gem, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 80°40′03″W / 38.82917°N 80.66750°W / 38.82917; -80.66750Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 80°40′03″W / 38.82917°N 80.66750°W / 38.82917; -80.66750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Elevation 774 ft (236 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1560647[1]

Gem is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Gem is located on West Virginia Route 5, the CSX Railroad, and Saltlick Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Burnsville.[2]

Early variant names were Coger Bluff and Coger Station.[3]

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