Bass, West Virginia | |
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  Bass  Bass | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′54″N 79°0′8″W / 38.94833°N 79.00222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hardy |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553810[1] |
Bass is an unincorporated community on the South Fork South Branch Potomac River in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Bass lies along County Highway 7.
Bass was so named, by Glaspy V. Wolfe, Postmaster, on account of there being bass fish in the nearby creek.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bass, 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. 98.