Decota
Decota is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Decota is 7 miles northeast of Whitesville along Cabin Creek. Decota is a name derived from the Dakota language meaning "allies".- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Decota, West Virginia”, “Decota, WV”, “Fifteen Mile”, and “Fifteenmile”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carbon and Wevaco.
Carbon
Hamlet
Carbon is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek. Carbon is 7.5 miles northeast of Whitesville. The community took its name from the Carbon Fuel Company.
Wevaco
Hamlet
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. The community's name is an acronym of the name of the local West Virginia Colliery Company.
Laing
Locality
Laing is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along Cabin Creek. The community was named after one Mr. Laing, a mining official.
Decota
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.01789° or 38° 1′ 4″ north
Longitude
-81.42067° or 81° 25′ 14″ west
Elevation
1,125 feet (343 metres)
Open location code
86CW2H9H+5P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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From French to Spanish—“Decota” goes by many names.
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