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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Landes, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Landes is located in West VirginiaLandesLandesShow map of West VirginiaLandes is located in the United StatesLandesLandesShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 79°11′52″W / 38.89667°N 79.19778°W / 38.89667; -79.19778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGrant
Elevation1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554906

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.

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

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.
  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.
Municipalities and communities of Grant County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Petersburg
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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