Coordinates: 38°28′16″N 81°16′59″W / 38.47111°N 81.28306°W / 38.47111; -81.28306

Queen Shoals, West Virginia

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Queen Shoals, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Queen Shoals (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°28′16″N 81°16′59″W / 38.47111°N 81.28306°W / 38.47111; -81.28306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
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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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.