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

Sanger, West Virginia
Sanger is located in West Virginia
Sanger
Sanger
Sanger is located in the United States
Sanger
Sanger
Coordinates: 37°57′23″N 81°6′46″W / 37.95639°N 81.11278°W / 37.95639; -81.11278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,683 ft (513 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555570[1]

The community was named after Henry Sanger, an early settler.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanger, 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. 554.