Neponset, West Virginia

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Neponset, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Neponset, West Virginia
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Neponset, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°28′06″N80°50′46″W / 37.46833°N 80.84611°W / 37.46833; -80.84611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Elevation
2,034 ft (620 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1552288 [1]

Neponset is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Neponset is located near the east bank of the New River, south of Hinton and north of Peterstown.

The community most likely was named after Neponset, Massachusetts. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neponset, 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. 440.
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