Queen Shoals, West Virginia

Queen Shoals, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Queen Shoals
Location within the state of West Virginia
Queen Shoals
Queen Shoals (the US)
Coordinates: 38°28′16″N 81°16′59″W / 38.47111°N 81.28306°W / 38.47111; -81.28306Coordinates: 38°28′16″N 81°16′59″W / 38.47111°N 81.28306°W / 38.47111; -81.28306
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Clay
Elevation 646 ft (197 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1545336[1]

Queen Shoals is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] has been closed.

The community was named after nearby Queen Shoal Creek.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queen Shoals, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queen Shoals, West Virginia
  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. 514.


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