Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia

Fraziers Bottom
Unincorporated community
Fraziers Bottom Fraziers Bottom Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°34′13″N 81°59′26″W / 38.57028°N 81.99056°WCoordinates: 38°34′13″N 81°59′26″W / 38.57028°N 81.99056°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Putnam
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	25082
GNIS feature ID	1539239[1]

Fraziers Bottom is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after a family of Fraziers^[2] who settled the area in the late 18th century after migrating there from Virginia.

References in popular culture

The 2004 movie Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! is largely set in a West Virginia community of the same name. However, the movie's Fraziers Bottom bears no resemblance to the actual Fraziers Bottom. The real community is far smaller than the one depicted in the movie. The movie shows a movie theater being in Fraziers Bottom and generally depicts the community as pleasant and wholesome. Much of the movie takes place in a Piggly Wiggly's grocery store. However, there is no Piggly Wiggly's in Fraziers Bottom although, there was one in the Logan area at the time and there is now a Piggly Wiggly in Milton, West Virginia.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fraziers Bottom, 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. 252.