Cicerone, West Virginia

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Cicerone
Cicerone (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°37′11″N81°30′31″W / 38.61972°N 81.50861°W / 38.61972; -81.50861 Coordinates: 38°37′11″N81°30′31″W / 38.61972°N 81.50861°W / 38.61972; -81.50861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Roane
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554135 [1]

Cicerone is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.

The name is derived from cicerone, a type of guide. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cicerone, West Virginia
  2. 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. 172.