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.

[3] 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.

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