Harding, West Virginia

Harding is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Harding was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1959.^[2] The community was named after French Harding, a Confederate war veteran.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harding, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
↑ 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. 297.

Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Elkins
City	Elkins
Towns	Beverly Harman Huttonsville Mill Creek Montrose Womelsdorf (Coalton)
CDPs	Bowden Dailey East Dailey Helvetia Pickens Valley Bend Valley Head Whitmer
Unincorporated communities	Adolph Aggregates Alpena Arnold Hill Bemis Blue Spring Brady Gate Bruxton Canfield Cassity Cheat Bridge Cubana Crystal Springs Czar Dryfork Elkwater Ellamore‡ Evenwood Fairview (near Elkins) Fairview (near Helvetia) Faulkner Fisher Flint Glady Harding Hazelwood Horton Jimtown Job Kerens Lee Bell Little Italy Loda Mabie Mingo Monterville Newlonton Norton Orr Osceola Pumpkintown Read Silica Smith Crossing Spangler Sullivan Sully Suncrest Tigheville Upper Mingo Weaver Weese Whyte Wymer
Ghost towns	Jeff Scotts Kuntzville Lumber Montes Perlytown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°56′53″N 79°57′33″W / 38.94806°N 79.95917°W / 38.94806; -79.95917

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