Glen Rogers, West Virginia

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Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°42′55″N81°25′4″W / 37.71528°N 81.41778°W / 37.71528; -81.41778 Coordinates: 37°42′55″N81°25′4″W / 37.71528°N 81.41778°W / 37.71528; -81.41778
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25848
GNIS feature ID1554568 [1]

Glen Rogers is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along the Laurel Fork. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glen Rogers, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.

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