Iroquois, West Virginia

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Iroquois
Iroquois (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′52″N81°20′26″W / 37.58111°N 81.34056°W / 37.58111; -81.34056 Coordinates: 37°34′52″N81°20′26″W / 37.58111°N 81.34056°W / 37.58111; -81.34056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Elevation
1,506 ft (459 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554782 [1]

Iroquois is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after the Iroquois Indians. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iroquois, 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. pp. 329–330.