Duo is an unincorporated community and coal town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Duo is 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Quinwood.
Duo, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°04′16″N 80°35′51″W / 38.07111°N 80.59750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Greenbrier |
Elevation | 3,373 ft (1,028 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554339[1] |
The community was so named on account of there being only two houses standing at the town site.[2]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. 218.