Burning Springs | |
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  Burning Springs Location within the state of West Virginia  Burning Springs Burning Springs (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′52″N 81°18′50″W / 38.98111°N 81.31389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wirt |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26139 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549617[1] |
Burning Springs is an unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States.[1] It takes its name from the natural gas which bubbled up through the spring and would burn when lit.[2]
- ^ a b "Burning Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 142.