Jump to content

Widen, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°27′58″N 80°51′26″W / 38.46611°N 80.85722°W / 38.46611; -80.85722
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Illegitimate Barrister (talk | contribs) at 13:39, 16 January 2018 (→‎top: clean up, replaced: Political divisions of the United States|State → U.S. state|State, List of countries| → List of sovereign states|, United States → United States (2) using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Widen, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Widen is located in West Virginia
Widen
Widen
Location within the state of West Virginia
Widen is located in the United States
Widen
Widen
Widen (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°27′58″N 80°51′26″W / 38.46611°N 80.85722°W / 38.46611; -80.85722
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
1,148 ft (350 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25211
GNIS ID1549121[1]

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

The community was named after L. G. Widen, a railroad official.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widen, 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. 679.


Stub icon

This article about a location in Clay County, West Virginia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Widen,_West_Virginia&oldid=820764121"