Coco, West Virginia
| Coco | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Coco Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′11″N 81°25′9″W / 38.40306°N 81.41917°WCoordinates: 38°24′11″N 81°25′9″W / 38.40306°N 81.41917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS ID | 1549635[1] |
Coco is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Coco was named after Poco, a children's book character (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coco, West Virginia
- ↑ 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. 180.
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