Simpson, West Virginia

Simpson
Unincorporated community
Simpson Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°16′0″N 80°5′36″W / 39.26667°N 80.09333°W / 39.26667; -80.09333Coordinates: 39°16′0″N 80°5′36″W / 39.26667°N 80.09333°W / 39.26667; -80.09333
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Taylor
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Simpson is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia. It is the hometown of Randal McCloy, sole survivor of the 2006 Sago Mine disaster at Sago in Upshur County.

Simpson is located east of Flemington along the Right Fork Simpson Creek on County Route 13 in proximity to Tygart Lake State Park. The town had its own high school, Simpson High School, in operation from 1913 to 1962 when it was consolidated with Flemington High School, Flemington(West Virginia)|Simpson also has its own post office, established in 1885 ^[1] and currently in operation.

References

↑ Helbock, Richard W. (2004) United States Post Offices, Volume VI - The Mid-Atlantic, p. 225 Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications

Municipalities and communities of Taylor County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Grafton

City	Grafton

Town	Flemington

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