Landes, West Virginia

Landes, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 79°11′52″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Grant
Elevation	1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554906[1]

Landes is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Landes is located on U.S. Route 220 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south-southwest of Petersburg.[2]

Mrs. A. S. Landes, an early postmaster, gave the community her name.[3]

References

1. "Landes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Grant County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2012.^[permanent dead link‍]
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. 359.