Wevaco, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°00′7″N 81°25′29″W / 38.00194°N 81.42472°W / 38.00194; -81.42472CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyKanawhaElevation
1,250 ft (380 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1555961[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

  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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