Wevaco, West Virginia
Wevaco | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Wevaco Wevaco Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°00′7″N 81°25′29″W / 38.00194°N 81.42472°WCoordinates: 38°00′7″N 81°25′29″W / 38.00194°N 81.42472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Kanawha |
Elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
GNIS ID | 1555961[1] |
Wevaco is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.
The community's name is an amalgamation of the name of the local West Virginia Colliery Company.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco, West Virginia
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco WV post office
- ↑ 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. 670.
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