Swandale, West Virginia

Swandale, West Virginia
Swandale
Location within the state of West Virginia
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.