Lone Cedar, West Virginia

Lone Cedar
Unincorporated community
Lone Cedar
Location within the state of West Virginia
Lone Cedar
Lone Cedar (the US)
Coordinates: 39°5′5″N 81°45′9″W / 39.08472°N 81.75250°W / 39.08472; -81.75250Coordinates: 39°5′5″N 81°45′9″W / 39.08472°N 81.75250°W / 39.08472; -81.75250
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Elevation 610 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549791[1]

Lone Cedar is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.

The community was named for an individual cedar tree near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Cedar, 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. 382.


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