Queen Shoals, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°28′16″N 81°16′59″W / 38.47111°N 81.28306°W / 38.47111; -81.28306CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyClayElevation
646 ft (197 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1545336[1]

Queen Shoals is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] has been closed.

The community was named after nearby Queen Shoal Creek.[3]

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  • Queen Shoals postmark
    Queen Shoals postmark

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queen Shoals, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queen Shoals, West Virginia
  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. 514.
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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, West Virginia, United States
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