Laing is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek.[2]
Laing, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°2′11″N 81°25′41″W / 38.03639°N 81.42806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Kanawha |
Elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1554901[1] |
The community was named after one Mr. Laing, a mining official.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laing, West Virginia
- ^ The National Map, accessed 19 October 2016.
- ^ 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. 357.