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Glade Farms, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°42′20″N 79°31′27″W / 39.70556°N 79.52417°W / 39.70556; -79.52417
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Glade Farms, West Virginia
Glade Farms, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Glade Farms, West Virginia
Glade Farms, West Virginia
Glade Farms, West Virginia is located in the United States
Glade Farms, West Virginia
Glade Farms, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°42′20″N 79°31′27″W / 39.70556°N 79.52417°W / 39.70556; -79.52417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Elevation2,116 ft (645 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1539427[1]

Glade Farms is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Glade Farms is located on West Virginia Route 26, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Brandonville.

The community was so named on account of the marshy glades near the original town site.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glade Farms, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 270.