Cranberry, West Virginia

Cranberry, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
New River Coal Company store in Cranberry West Virginia
New River Coal Company store in Cranberry West Virginia
Cranberry, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Cranberry, West Virginia
Cranberry, West Virginia
Cranberry, West Virginia is located in the United States
Cranberry, West Virginia
Cranberry, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°49′18″N 81°11′42″W / 37.82167°N 81.19500°W / 37.82167; -81.19500
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,352 ft (717 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554214[1]

Cranberry is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Cranberry is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Beckley.

The community takes its name from nearby Cranberry Creek.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranberry, 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. 189.


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