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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Widen, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Kanawha Street
WidenLocation within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaWidenWiden (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°27′58″N 80°51′26″W / 38.46611°N 80.85722°W / 38.46611; -80.85722
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Clay
Elevation	1,148 ft (350 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25211
GNIS ID	1549121

Widen is an unincorporated community and coal town in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after L. G. Widen, a railroad official.

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widen, 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. 679.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Clay
Town	Clay	Clay County map
Unincorporated communities	Adonijah Avoca Bentree‡ Bickmore Big Otter Bomont Booger Hole Clay Junction Cressmont Dille Dink Dorfee Duck Dundon Eakle Elkhurst Enoch Floe Fola Glen Harrison Hartland Independence Indore Ivydale Kidtown King Little Italy Lizemores Marne Maysel Morocco Mountain Home Nebo O'Brion Odessa Ossia Ovapa Paxton Porter Procious Queen Shoals‡ Rouzer Spread Swandale Triplett Two Run Valley Fork Varneytown Wallback‡ Whetstone Widen
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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