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Bass, West Virginia

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Bass
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHardy
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1553810[1]

Bass is an unincorporated community on the South Fork South Branch Potomac River in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Bass lies along County Highway 7.

Bass was so named on account of there being bass fish in the nearby creek.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bass, West Virginia
  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. 98.