Welcome to Sweetland ...

Sweetland is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Sweetland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweetland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Sweetland is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sweetland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Sweetland: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Sweetland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sweetland - they are located in California, Iowa, Nova Scotia and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweetland.

Communities near Sweetland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sweetland.

• South Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Hurricane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Nitro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Barboursville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Milton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Chapmanville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Hamlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sweetland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweetland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sweetland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweetland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweetland. See our Newspapers Page for Sweetland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweetland ...

Looking for more information about Sweetland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sweetland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sweetland.

Adding Sweetland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sweetland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sweetland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sweetland post office opened in 1886.

We also found Sweetland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweetland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweetland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/