Swandale, West Virginia
Swandale is located in West Virginia
Swandale
Swandale
Location within the state of West Virginia
Swandale is located in the United States
Swandale
Swandale
Swandale (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°28′14″N 80°57′34″W / 38.47056°N 80.95944°W / 38.47056; -80.95944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555764[1]

Swandale is an unincorporated community and coal town in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

The community most likely was named after the local Swan family.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swandale, 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. 615.


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