Ragland, West Virginia

Regland
Unincorporated community
Regland
Location within the state of West Virginia
Regland
Regland (the US)
Coordinates: 37°42′9″N 82°7′38″W / 37.70250°N 82.12722°W / 37.70250; -82.12722Coordinates: 37°42′9″N 82°7′38″W / 37.70250°N 82.12722°W / 37.70250; -82.12722
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mingo
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1545381[1]

Ragland is an unincorporated community just outside the town of Delbarton on the Mingo and Logan County border in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Ragland is home to the Coal Mac mining complex and the Ragland Church of Christ.

The community most likely was named after the local Ragland family.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ragland, 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. 517.


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