Layland, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°53′21″N 80°58′16″W / 37.88917°N 80.97111°W / 37.88917; -80.97111CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty FayetteElevation

2,431 ft (741 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

25864

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554925^[1]

Layland is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Layland is located on West Virginia Route 41, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west-northwest of Meadow Bridge. Layland has a post office with ZIP code 25864.^[2]

A former variant name was Gentry.^[3]

Mining disaster

Layland was the site of a deadly mining explosion on March 2, 1915 in which 112 men were killed either by immediate impact or gas-induced suffocation. In the days following, approximately 53 survivors emerged from the mine after creating barricades to shield from the deadly gas.^[4]^[5] A memorial was established in 2014 to honor the victims and survivors.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ 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. 363.
^ "Hellraisers Journal: A Survivor's Story from the Layland Mine Disaster, Barricaded from After-Damp". Daily Kos. March 11, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ "Layland, WV and Laurel Creek Mines". CoalCampUSA. Appalachian Coalfields. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ "Layland memorial recognizes 112 killed almost a century ago". Charleston Gazette-Mail. June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2019.