Mace, West Virginia

Mace, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Mace, West Virginia
Mace, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°27′22″N 80°01′50″W / 38.45611°N 80.03056°W / 38.45611; -80.03056Coordinates: 38°27′22″N 80°01′50″W / 38.45611°N 80.03056°W / 38.45611; -80.03056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Elevation 3,396 ft (1,035 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555021[1]

Mace is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Mace is located on U.S. Route 219 and West Virginia Route 55 16.5 miles (26.6 km) north-northeast of Marlinton.

The community has the name of the local Mace family.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mace, 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. 395.


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