Eccles, WV

Eccles is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 334 residents. The community was originally named after the book of Ecclesiastes from the bible, where the mining company of its namesake was formed around the turn of the century. A newcomer can read Eccles through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Eccles comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.