Glady, West Virginia

Glady, West Virginia
Glady, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
	Glady, West Virginia Show map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 38°47′54″N 79°43′10″W / 38.79833°N 79.71944°WCoordinates: 38°47′54″N 79°43′10″W / 38.79833°N 79.71944°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Randolph
Elevation	2,861 ft (872 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26268
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1551244

Glady is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Glady is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Elkins. Glady had a post office, which closed on May 14, 2011.^[3]

The community was named for the glades along the Glady Fork River, near the original town site.^[4]

Climate[]

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glady has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.^[5]

References[]

^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "Glady". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
^ 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. 271.
^ Climate Summary for Glady, West Virginia

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[GR7-1] United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[2] "Glady". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[3] "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.

[4] 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. 271.

[5] Climate Summary for Glady, West Virginia

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v t Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Elkins
City	Elkins
Towns	Beverly Harman Huttonsville Mill Creek Montrose Womelsdorf (Coalton)
CDPs	Bowden Dailey East Dailey Helvetia Norton Pickens Valley Bend Valley Head Whitmer
Other communities	Adolph Aggregates Alpena Arnold Hill Bemis Blue Spring Brady Gate Bruxton Canfield Cassity Cheat Bridge Cubana Crystal Springs Czar Dry Fork Elkwater Ellamore‡ Evenwood Fairview (near Elkins) Fairview (near Helvetia) Faulkner Flint Glady Harding Hazelwood Horton Jimtown Job Kerens Lee Bell Little Italy Loda Mabie Mingo Monterville Newlonton Pumpkintown Read Silica Spangler Sullivan Sully Suncrest Tigheville Upper Mingo Weaver Weese Whyte Wymer
Ghost towns	Kuntzville Lumber Montes Osceola Perlytown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Glady, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Glady, West Virginia Glady, West Virginia Show map of West VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 38°47′54″N 79°43′10″W / 38.79833°N 79.71944°W / 38.79833; -79.71944Coordinates: 38°47′54″N 79°43′10″W / 38.79833°N 79.71944°W / 38.79833; -79.71944
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Randolph
Elevation	2,861 ft (872 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26268^[1]
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1551244^[2]