Wevaco
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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Wavaco”, “Wevaco, West Virginia”, and “Wevaco, WV”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Decota and Carbon.
Decota
Hamlet
Decota is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Carbon
Hamlet
Carbon is an unincorporated community… Carbon is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wevaco.
Kayford
Hamlet
Kayford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Kayford is situated 2 miles northwest of Wevaco.
Wevaco
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.00205° or 38° 0′ 7″ north
Longitude
-81.42483° or 81° 25′ 29″ west
Elevation
1,250 feet (381 metres)
Open location code
86CW2H2G+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to South Azerbaijani—“Wevaco” goes by many names.
- French: “Wevaco”
- Irish: “Wevaco”
- South Azerbaijani: “وواکو، باتی ویرجینیا”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: United and Republic.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Notomine Cemetery and Perry Cemetery.
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