Giatto, West Virginia
| Giatto, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Giatto, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′03″N 81°15′21″W / 37.41750°N 81.25583°WCoordinates: 37°25′03″N 81°15′21″W / 37.41750°N 81.25583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mercer |
| Elevation | 2,395 ft (730 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554550[1] |
Giatto is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Giatto is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Matoaka.
The community was named after Giotto, an Italian artist (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: Giatto, 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. 266.
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