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Greenland, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°11′31″N 79°9′11″W / 39.19194°N 79.15306°W / 39.19194; -79.15306
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Greenland, West Virginia
Greenland is located in West Virginia
Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is located in the United States
Greenland
Greenland
Coordinates: 39°11′31″N 79°9′11″W / 39.19194°N 79.15306°W / 39.19194; -79.15306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGrant
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1549717[1]

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.

The community most likely was named for their green land at and around the original town site.[2]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Greenland include:

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenland, 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. 284.