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Riverside, Kanawha County, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°12′25″N 81°24′19″W / 38.20694°N 81.40528°W / 38.20694; -81.40528
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Riverside, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Riverside is located in West Virginia
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside is located in the United States
Riverside
Riverside
Coordinates: 38°12′25″N 81°24′19″W / 38.20694°N 81.40528°W / 38.20694; -81.40528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
636 ft (194 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555489[1]

Riverside is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Riverside is located on the north bank of the Kanawha River and U.S. Route 60 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Glasgow.

The community most likely was named in reference to the nearby Kanawha River.[2]

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. pp. 532–533.


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