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'''Bolair''' is a small [[ |
'''Bolair''' is a small [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Webster County, West Virginia|Webster County]], [[West Virginia]], United States, on [[West Virginia Route 20]]. To the east is the smaller town of [[Jerryville, West Virginia|Jerryville]]. Both towns are about 75 miles east of the [[List of capitals in the United States|state capital]], [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]. The [[Gauley River]] runs through the center of the community. |
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Several traditions explain the origin of the name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=151|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press |location=Piedmont, WV|page=123}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 22 July 2023
Bolair, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°26′15″N 80°26′38″W / 38.43750°N 80.44389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Webster |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1550416[1] |
Bolair is a small unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States, on West Virginia Route 20. To the east is the smaller town of Jerryville. Both towns are about 75 miles east of the state capital, Charleston. The Gauley River runs through the center of the community.
Several traditions explain the origin of the name.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolair, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 123.