Wevaco, West Virginia

Wevaco, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wevaco Location within West Virginia and the United States Show map of West Virginia Wevaco Wevaco (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°00′7″N 81°25′29″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Kanawha
Elevation	1,250 ft (380 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1555961[1]

Wevaco is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It had a post office but is now closed.[2]

The community's name is an acronym of the name of the local West Virginia Colliery Company.[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco, West Virginia
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wevaco WV post office
3. 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. 670.