Cecil — originally Cecil Station — is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Taylor County,

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

, United States. Cecil was named after Cecil Board in 1898 when the railroad was extended to that point. The settlement was partially evacuated — including the train station — in 1936-37 to accommodate the rising waters of

Tygart Lake Tygart Dam — also known as Tygart River Dam — is a gravity dam built (1934-38) and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The dam regulates the waters of the Tygart Valley River. ...

."Cecil Bridge Will Be Torn Down At Once", rafton''Sentinel'', 24 Jun 1937.

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Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Taylor County, West Virginia Populated places on the Tygart Valley River {{TaylorCountyWV-geo-stub