Glace, West Virginia

Glace, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Glace, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°40′37″N 80°20′36″W / 37.67694°N 80.34333°W / 37.67694; -80.34333Coordinates: 37°40′37″N 80°20′36″W / 37.67694°N 80.34333°W / 37.67694; -80.34333
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monroe
Elevation	2,533 ft (772 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554558^[1]

Glace is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Glace is 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Union.

History

Glace was named after the blanket of snow, la glace in French, which the founders saw when they arrived at the community.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glace, West Virginia

Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Union

Towns	Alderson‡ Peterstown Union

Unincorporated communities	Assurance Ballard Ballengee‡ Bozoo Cashmere Centennial Cloverdale Creamery Crimson Springs Dorr Elmhurst Gap Mills Gates Glace Greenville Hillsdale Hollywood Johnson Crossroads Keenan Knobs Laurel Branch Lillydale Lindside McGlone Monitor Nickells Mill Patton‡ Pedro Pickaway Raines Corner Red Sulphur Springs Rock Camp Roxalia Salt Sulphur Springs Sarton Secondcreek Sinks Grove Sweet Springs Waiteville Wayside Wikel Willow Bend Wolfcreek Zenith

Ghost town	Indian Creek

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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