Bias, West Virginia

Bias
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°44′28″N 82°11′41″W / 37.74111°N 82.19472°W / 37.74111; -82.19472Coordinates: 37°44′28″N 82°11′41″W / 37.74111°N 82.19472°W / 37.74111; -82.19472
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	718 ft (219 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1553887^[1]

Bias is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.

Bias most likely was named after an early settler.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bias, 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. 111.

Municipalities and communities of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Williamson
City	Williamson
Towns	Delbarton Gilbert Kermit Matewan
CDPs	Chattaroy Gilbert Creek Justice Red Jacket
Other communities	Ajax Baisden Belo Bias Blackberry City Blocton Borderland Breeden Burch Calico Canterbury Cedar Cinderella Delorme Dingess Fairview Gilbert Glen Alum Goodman Greyeagle Hampden Hinch Horsepen Isaban‡ Kirk Lando Mines Lenore Lobata Lowney Lynn Maher Meador Merrimac Musick Myrtle Naugatuck New Thacker Newtown Nolan North Matewan Parsley Pie Puritan Mines Ragland Rapp Rawl Scarlet Selwyn Slabtown Sprattsville Sprigg Surosa Tamcliff Taylorville Thacker Thacker Mines Trace Varney Verner Vulcan War Eagle Wharncliffe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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