Bass, West Virginia

Bass, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Bass
Bass
Coordinates: 38°56′54″N 79°0′8″W / 38.94833°N 79.00222°W / 38.94833; -79.00222Coordinates: 38°56′54″N 79°0′8″W / 38.94833°N 79.00222°W / 38.94833; -79.00222
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hardy
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1553810[1]

Bass is an unincorporated community on the South Fork South Branch Potomac River in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Bass lies along County Highway 7.

Bass was so named on account of there being bass fish in the nearby creek.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bass, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 98.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.