Dallas, West Virginia

Dallas (also Haney, Haney Town, or West Union) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along local roads northeast of the city of Moundsville, the county seat of Marshall County, and almost in Pennsylvania.[1] Its elevation is 1,388 feet (423 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26036.[3]

For the city in Texas, see Dallas.
Dallas
Unincorporated community
Dallas
Location within the state of West Virginia
Dallas
Dallas (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°0′58″N 80°31′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMarshall
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26036

The name Dallas most likely is derived from the name of a local settler.[4]

Several properties in the town and the Dallas United Methodist Church are technically in Ohio County (district of Triadelphia). Most of the properties in the village and the surrounding community are located in Marshall County (district of Sand Hill).

References
  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  2. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  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. 198.



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