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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Wavaco”, “Wevaco, West Virginia”, and “Wevaco, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include United.
United
Supermarket
United is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Decota and Carbon.
Decota
Hamlet
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".
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. Carbon is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wevaco.
Kayford
Hamlet
Kayford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Kayford is 6 miles east of Sylvester. Doris Fields, Blues singer who performs as Lady D, grew up in Kayford. Kayford is situated 2 miles northwest of Wevaco.
Wevaco
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.00205° or 38° 0′ 7″ northLongitude
-81.42483° or 81° 25′ 29″ westElevation
1,250 feet (381 metres)Open location code
86CW2H2G+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 153952515OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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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”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Perry Cemetery and Carbon Post Office.
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