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Country
  
United States

County
  
Nicholas

Local time
  
Sunday 8:55 PM

State
  
West Virginia

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Swiss, West Virginia

Weather
  
17°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 40% Humidity

Mountaineer off road in swiss west virginia july 4 2008 vid 1


Swiss is an unincorporated community in western Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 735 ft (224 m).

Contents

Map of Swiss, WV 26690, USA

Swiss is situated on the northern bank of the Gauley River, which also is border with Fayette County. The town is served by West Virginia Route 39.

Mountaineer off road in swiss west virginia july 4 2008 vid 2


History

The Indians called Gauley River "Toki-biloki" falling creek. Swiss is located about ten miles up Gauley River from Gauley Bridge.

References

Swiss, West Virginia Wikipedia