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Sweetland, West Virginia

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Sweetland, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Sweetland is located in West Virginia
Sweetland
Sweetland
Sweetland is located in the United States
Sweetland
Sweetland
Coordinates: 38°15′34″N 82°02′31″W / 38.25944°N 82.04194°W / 38.25944; -82.04194
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

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  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. 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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