Viropa, West Virginia
Viropa, West Virginia | |
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Viropa | |
Coordinates: 39°24′41″N 80°16′55″W / 39.41139°N 80.28194°WCoordinates: 39°24′41″N 80°16′55″W / 39.41139°N 80.28194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Harrison |
Elevation | 965 ft (294 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1555897[1] |
Viropa is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office [2] closed in 1930.[3]
Etymology[]
The community's name is a portmanteau of Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viropa, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viropa, West Virginia
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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. 650.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Coal towns in West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in Harrison County, West Virginia
- Mountaineer Country geography stubs