Wevaco, West Virginia
Wevaco, West Virginia | |
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Wevaco Location within West Virginia and the United States Wevaco Wevaco (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′7″N 81°25′29″W / 38.00194°N 81.42472°W | |
| 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]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco WV post office
- ^ 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.