Avoca, West Virginia

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Avoca is an unincorporated community in Clay County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

History

A post office called Avoca was in operation from 1906 until 1909. [2] Avoca was named after a place mentioned in Irish Melodies by Thomas Moore. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avoca, West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Mockridge, Norton (April 22, 1971). "West Virginia Takes Name Prize". Toledo Blade. p. 29. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ 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. 90.

38°27′11″N81°03′02″W / 38.45306°N 81.05056°W / 38.45306; -81.05056


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