Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 79°11′52″W / 38.89667°N 79.19778°W / 38.89667; -79.19778

Landes, West Virginia

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Landes, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Landes is located in West Virginia
Landes
Landes
Landes is located in the United States
Landes
Landes
Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 79°11′52″W / 38.89667°N 79.19778°W / 38.89667; -79.19778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGrant
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554906[1]

Landes is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Landes is located on U.S. Route 220 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south-southwest of Petersburg.[2]

Mrs. A. S. Landes, an early postmaster, gave the community her name.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Landes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Grant County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  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. 359.


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