Hager, West Virginia

Hager is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Hager was established in 1906.^[2] Edward Hager, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hager, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
↑ 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. 292.

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

County seat: Hamlin

Towns	Hamlin West Hamlin

CDPs	Alum Creek‡ Harts

Unincorporated communities	Alkol Allen Atenville Bolin Bradyville Branchland Bulger Cuzzie Dollie East Eden Park Ferrellsburg Fourteen Fork Junction Fry Garretts Bend Gill Green Shoal Griffithsville Hager Hubball Irene Jenks Kinder Lattin Leet Midkiff Minerva Mud Myra Palermo Pleasant View Price Priestley Ranger Redwing Sias Snowden Sod Spurlockville Sumerco Sweetland Toney Wewanta Woodville Yawkey

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

Coordinates: 38°12′52″N 82°05′12″W / 38.21444°N 82.08667°W / 38.21444; -82.08667

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