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Lobata

Lobata is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Lobata is located on the and West Virginia Route 49, 5.2 miles east-southeast of . Lobata had a , which closed on July 1, 1989.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia
  • Also known as: “Gates”, “Lobata, West Virginia”, and “Lobata, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matewan High School and Matewan Historic District.

School
Magnolia was a public high school located in , . The school has been in a succession of four different buildings since 1914.

Heritage site
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The encompasses the town center of the rural coal mining community of . Matewan was the scene of the Battle of Matewan on May 19, 1920, during a coal miners' strike, an event which led to the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest insurrection ever associated with the labor movement in the United States, and was depicted in the film Matewan. is situated 2 miles southeast of Lobata.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Surosa and Sprigg.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Their post office no longer exists. The community's name is an amalgamation of Sue and Rose, the wives of two mining officials.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on the and West Virginia Route 49, 5.4 miles southeast of .

Hamlet
Photo: Magnolia677, CC BY 4.0.
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on the across from , 3.5 miles southeast of . has a with ZIP code 25691. is situated 1½ miles west of Lobata.

Lobata

Latitude
37.64872° or 37° 38′ 55″ north
Longitude
-82.18903° or 82° 11′ 21″ west
Elevation
689 feet (210 metres)
Open location code
869VJRX6+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154161944
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4812777
Wiki­data ID
Q6663556
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Lobata” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “洛巴塔”
  • French: “Lobata”
  • Irish: “Lobata”
  • Persian: “لوباتا، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “لوباتا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lobata Post Office and Tug Valley Country Club.

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