Widen, West Virginia

Widen, West Virginia
Kanawha Street
Kanawha Street
Widen is located in West Virginia
Widen
Widen
Location within the state of West Virginia
Widen is located in the United States
Widen
Widen
Widen (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°27′58″N 80°51′26″W / 38.46611°N 80.85722°W / 38.46611; -80.85722
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
1,148 ft (350 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25211
GNIS ID1549121[1]

Widen is an unincorporated community and coal town in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after L. G. Widen, a railroad official.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Widen, 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. 679.