Queen Shoals, West Virginia
Queen Shoals is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] has been closed.
Queen Shoals, West Virginia | |
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  Queen Shoals Location within the state of West Virginia  Queen Shoals Queen Shoals (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′16″N 81°16′59″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Clay |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1545336[1] |
The community was named after nearby Queen Shoal Creek.[3]
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Queen Shoals postmark
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queen Shoals, West Virginia
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Queen Shoals, West Virginia
- 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.
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Town |  Clay County map | |
| Unincorporated communities |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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