Dogway, West Virginia

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Dogway (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°14′27″N80°22′21″W / 38.24083°N 80.37250°W / 38.24083; -80.37250 Coordinates: 38°14′27″N80°22′21″W / 38.24083°N 80.37250°W / 38.24083; -80.37250
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Webster
Elevation
3,127 ft (953 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554316 [1]

Dogway is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States.

The community takes its name from Dogway Fork creek. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dogway, 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. 211.