Welcome to Queen Shoals ...

Queen Shoals is primarily located in Clay County<1>. A portion of Queen Shoals extends into Kanawha County.

A typical abbreviation for Queen Shoals: Queen Shls.

Queen Shoals is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Queen Shoals: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Queen Shoals ...

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

• Clendenin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
• Cedar Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
• Glasgow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Pratt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
• Clay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
• Procious
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Procious is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
• Reamer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
• Wellford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellford is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
• Falling Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock

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 Queen Shoals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Queen Shoals.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Queen Shoals. 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 Queen Shoals.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Queen Shoals ...

Looking for more information about Queen Shoals? 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 Queen Shoals, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Queen Shoals.

Adding Queen Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Queen Shoals 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 (so far) for Queen Shoals was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Queen Shoals.