Sweetland, West Virginia

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]

Sweetland, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°15′34″N 82°02′31″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Lincoln
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1549948[1]

The community was named after one Mr. Van Sweetland.^[4]

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.