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Bedington, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°31′20″N 77°54′20″W / 39.52222°N 77.90556°W / 39.52222; -77.90556
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Bedington
Bedington is located in West Virginia
Bedington
Bedington
Location within the state of West Virginia
Bedington is located in the United States
Bedington
Bedington
Bedington (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°31′20″N 77°54′20″W / 39.52222°N 77.90556°W / 39.52222; -77.90556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Elevation384 ft (117 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1535469[1]

Bedington is an unincorporated community on Hoke Run, near its confluence with Opequon Creek, in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It is located east of Hainesville on County Route 5. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Bedington has also been known as Beddington, Bedenton, and The Lick.[1]

The community derives its name from Colonel Bedinger, an early settler.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bedington, 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. 101.