Wriston, West Virginia

Wriston, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wriston
Wriston
Coordinates: 38°0′47″N 81°12′12″W / 38.01306°N 81.20333°W / 38.01306; -81.20333Coordinates: 38°0′47″N 81°12′12″W / 38.01306°N 81.20333°W / 38.01306; -81.20333
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation 1,506 ft (459 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555570[1]

Wriston is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.

The community was named after Martha Taylor Wriston.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wriston, 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. 692.


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