Glade Farms, West Virginia

Glade Farms, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Glade Farms, West Virginia
Glade Farms, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°42′20″N 79°31′27″W / 39.70556°N 79.52417°W / 39.70556; -79.52417Coordinates: 39°42′20″N 79°31′27″W / 39.70556°N 79.52417°W / 39.70556; -79.52417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Preston
Elevation 2,116 ft (645 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1539427[1]

Glade Farms is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Glade Farms is located on West Virginia Route 26 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Brandonville.

The community was so named on account of the marshy glades near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glade Farms, 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. 270.


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