Glade is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Paw Paw.

Glade, West Virginia
Glade is located in West Virginia
Glade
Glade
Glade is located in the United States
Glade
Glade
Coordinates: 37°49′56″N 81°00′3″W / 37.83222°N 81.00083°W / 37.83222; -81.00083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554559[1]

The community takes its name from nearby Glade Creek.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glade, 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.