Viropa, West Virginia

Viropa, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°24′41″N 80°16′55″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]

Viropa is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office [2] closed in 1930.[3]

Etymology

The community's name is a portmanteau of Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viropa, West Virginia
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viropa, West Virginia
3. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm^[permanent dead link‍]
4. 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.