Greenland, West Virginia
Greenland is an unincorporated community between Walker's Ridge and New Creek Mountain on the North Fork Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Greenland lies at the western end of Greenland Gap in New Creek Mountain.
Greenland, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
  Greenland  Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′31″N 79°9′11″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Grant |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549717[1] |
The community most likely was named for their green land at and around the original town site.[2]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Greenland include:
- Quinn McNemar (1901–1986), psychologist and statistician
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenland, 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. 284.
Municipalities and communities of Grant County, West Virginia, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  Map of West Virginia highlighting Grant County | |
| Town | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
| ||
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.