Coco, West Virginia

Coco, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Coco is located in West Virginia
Coco
Coco
Location in West Virginia and the United States
Coco is located in the United States
Coco
Coco
Coco (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°24′11″N 81°25′9″W / 38.40306°N 81.41917°W / 38.40306; -81.41917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549635[1]

Coco is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was originally named Poco, after the name of a rooster in a story, but the spelling was changed in processing by the postal service. Prior to being named "Coco", the community was known as "Elklick", a name that likely started because of the region's elk population. Coco, West Virginia is also home to a cemetery named "Coco Cemetery." It is home to 19 memorials.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coco, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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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