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Gaston, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°0′31″N 80°23′41″W / 39.00861°N 80.39472°W / 39.00861; -80.39472
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Gaston, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gaston is located in West Virginia
Gaston
Gaston
Location within the state of West Virginia
Gaston is located in the United States
Gaston
Gaston
Gaston (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°0′31″N 80°23′41″W / 39.00861°N 80.39472°W / 39.00861; -80.39472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Elevation
1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554537[1]

Gaston is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.

The community was named after Isaac and Langford Gaston, early settlers.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaston, 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. 260.


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