Gem, West Virginia
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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
.
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Gem is located on West Virginia Route 5, the CSX Railroad, and Saltlick Creek
Saltlick Creek (Little Kanawha River)
Saltlick Creek is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River, long, in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny...
2 miles (3.2 km) south of Burnsville
Burnsville, West Virginia
Burnsville is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Little Kanawha River and Saltlick Creek. The population was 481 at the 2000 census...
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