Bias, West Virginia

Bias
Unincorporated community
Bias
Location within the state of West Virginia
Bias
Bias (the US)
Coordinates: 37°44′28″N 82°11′41″W / 37.74111°N 82.19472°W / 37.74111; -82.19472Coordinates: 37°44′28″N 82°11′41″W / 37.74111°N 82.19472°W / 37.74111; -82.19472
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mingo
Elevation 718 ft (219 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1553887[1]

Bias is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.

Bias most likely was named after an early settler.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bias, 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. 111.


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