Bulger, West Virginia

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Bulger, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°8′00″N81°58′52″W / 38.13333°N 81.98111°W / 38.13333; -81.98111
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lincoln
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1549616 [1]

Bulger is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community was named after Andrew Jackson Mullins (Bulger) from the local Mullins family. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bulger
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bulger Post Office (historical)
  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. 139.