Stotesbury is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Raleigh County in the U.S. state of West Virginia that flourished during the 1930s.
The community was named for Edward T. Stotesbury,[2][3] then the president of Beaver Coal Company.
[7] Stotesbury's St. John's Baptist Church has fallen into total ruin and as of 2013, only the foundation stones remain.
[8] St. John's Baptist Church was listed as an "Endangered Building" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The Stotesbury Community church is still active[8] The town itself does still have original residential housing.