Bragg, West Virginia
Bragg, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Bragg, West Virginia
Bragg, West Virginia
Bragg, West Virginia is located in the United States
Bragg, West Virginia
Bragg, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°46′56″N 80°59′25″W / 37.78222°N 80.99028°W / 37.78222; -80.99028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,779 ft (847 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1536293[1]

Bragg is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Bragg is 11 miles (18 km) east of Beckley.

A variant name was New; the present name is after the local Bragg family.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 440.


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