Bismarck, West Virginia

Bismarck
Unincorporated community
Bismarck Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°13′4″N 79°13′59″W / 39.21778°N 79.23306°W / 39.21778; -79.23306Coordinates: 39°13′4″N 79°13′59″W / 39.21778°N 79.23306°W / 39.21778; -79.23306
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Grant
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1549596^[1]

Bismarck is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. It lies on West Virginia Route 93 near Mount Storm Lake.

Bismarck was named in honor of Minister President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck (April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898).^[2] Because of various spellings including Bismarch and Bismark, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Bismarck in 1895.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bismarck, West Virginia
↑ 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. 116.

Municipalities and communities of Grant County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Petersburg

City	Petersburg

Town	Bayard

Unincorporated communities	Arthur Bismarck Cabins Dobbin Dorcas Fairfax Falls Forman Gormania Greenland Henry Hiser Hopeville Jordan Run Kempton Junction Kline Gap Lahmansville Landes Martin Masonville Maysville Medley Mount Storm Old Arthur Pansy Rough Run Scherr Seemly Seymourville Streby Williamsport Wilson‡ Wilsonia

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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