Ragland, West Virginia

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Ragland
Unincorporated community
Ragland is located in West Virginia
Ragland
Ragland
Location within the state of West Virginia
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
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1545381[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 was named for Henry Clay Ragland, a Confederate veteran and publisher of the Logan County Banner in Logan.[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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