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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Fanrock
Unincorporated community
Fanrock is located in West VirginiaFanrockFanrockLocation within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaFanrock is located in the United StatesFanrockFanrockFanrock (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°33′49″N 81°37′45″W / 37.56361°N 81.62917°W / 37.56361; -81.62917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes24834
GNIS feature ID1538886

Fanrock is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Indian Creek.

Fanrock was home to one of the most unusual airports in the United States. Swope Farm Airfield was a private airfield on a hillside of W.O. Swope's farm. It had a slope of 11% and it was sharply curved at the high end. It was only 1250 feet long, which made takeoffs and landings extremely difficult. The airfield has fallen into disuse in recent years.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fanrock, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. Swope Farm Airfield
Municipalities and communities of Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Pineville
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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