Cranberry, West Virginia

Cranberry, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
New River Coal Company store in Cranberry West Virginia
Cranberry, West Virginia
Cranberry, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°49′18″N 81°11′42″W / 37.82167°N 81.19500°W / 37.82167; -81.19500Coordinates: 37°49′18″N 81°11′42″W / 37.82167°N 81.19500°W / 37.82167; -81.19500
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation 2,352 ft (717 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554214[1]

Cranberry is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Cranberry is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Beckley.

The community takes its name from nearby Cranberry Creek.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranberry, 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. 189.


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