Tanner is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States.

Tanner, West Virginia
Tanner is located in West Virginia
Tanner
Tanner
Tanner is located in the United States
Tanner
Tanner
Coordinates: 38°58′53″N 80°56′58″W / 38.98139°N 80.94944°W / 38.98139; -80.94944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGilmer
Elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1547891[1]

The community was named after an early settler named Tanner.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tanner, 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. 619.

38°59′17″N 80°56′58″W / 38.988102°N 80.949583°W / 38.988102; -80.949583