Czar, West Virginia

Czar
Unincorporated community
Czar is located in West Virginia
Czar
Czar
Location within the state of West Virginia
Czar is located in the United States
Czar
Czar
Czar (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°43′48″N 80°11′13″W / 38.73000°N 80.18694°W / 38.73000; -80.18694
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Elevation
[1]
2,168 ft (661 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554249[1]

Czar /siːzɑːr/ is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County line.

The origin of the name "Czar" is obscure.[2] The name may be a corruption of the given name Zar.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Czar, West Virginia
  2. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
  3. ^ 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. 197.


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