Vadis, West Virginia

Vadis, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Vadis
Vadis
Coordinates: 39°02′32″N 80°42′08″W / 39.04222°N 80.70222°W / 39.04222; -80.70222Coordinates: 39°02′32″N 80°42′08″W / 39.04222°N 80.70222°W / 39.04222; -80.70222
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lewis
Elevation 771 ft (235 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1548581[1]

Vadis is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Vadis is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) northeast of Glenville.

Some say the community was named after the novel Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, while others believe the name an anagram of Davis, the name of an early postmaster.[2]

See also

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 642.


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