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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Sweetland, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°15′34″N 82°02′31″W / 38.25944°N 82.04194°W / 38.25944; -82.04194
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Elevation643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549948

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. Sweetland had a post office, which closed on December 14, 1996.

The community was named after one Mr. Van Sweetland.

References

  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.
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hamlin
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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