Laing, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Laing is located in West Virginia
Laing
Laing
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Laing is located in the United States
Laing
Laing
Laing (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°2′11″N 81°25′41″W / 38.03639°N 81.42806°W / 38.03639; -81.42806
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554901[1]

Laing is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek.[2]

The community was named after one Mr. Laing, a mining official.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laing, West Virginia
  2. ^ The National Map, accessed 19 October 2016.
  3. ^ 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. 357.


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