Wriston, West Virginia

Wriston is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Wriston, West Virginia
Wriston is located in West Virginia
Wriston
Wriston
Wriston is located in the United States
Wriston
Wriston
Coordinates: 38°0′47″N 81°12′12″W / 38.01306°N 81.20333°W / 38.01306; -81.20333
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,506 ft (459 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555570[1]

The community was named after Martha Taylor Wriston.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wriston, 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. 692.