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Sweetland, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549948[1]

Sweetland is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Sweetland is located on West Virginia Route 3 and the Middle Fork Mud River 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-southeast of Hamlin.[2] Sweetland had a post office, which closed on December 14, 1996.[3]

The community was named after one Mr. Van Sweetland.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetland, West Virginia
  2. ^ Lincoln County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2011. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  4. ^ 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. 616.


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