Viropa is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office [2] closed in 1930.[3]
Viropa, West Virginia | |
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  Viropa  Viropa | |
| Coordinates: 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] |
Etymology
editThe community's name is a portmanteau of Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.
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