Wevaco, West Virginia

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Wevaco, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Wevaco
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Wevaco
Wevaco (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°00′7″N81°25′29″W / 38.00194°N 81.42472°W / 38.00194; -81.42472 Coordinates: 38°00′7″N81°25′29″W / 38.00194°N 81.42472°W / 38.00194; -81.42472
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Elevation
1,250 ft (380 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555961 [1]

Wevaco is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It had a post office but is now closed. [2]

The community's name is an acronym of the name of the local West Virginia Colliery Company. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco WV post office
  3. ↑ 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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