Lorado, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°47′44″N 81°42′53″W / 37.79556°N 81.71472°W / 37.79556; -81.71472
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Lorado, West Virginia
Lorado, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Lorado, West Virginia
Lorado, West Virginia
Lorado, West Virginia is located in the United States
Lorado, West Virginia
Lorado, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°47′44″N 81°42′53″W / 37.79556°N 81.71472°W / 37.79556; -81.71472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25630
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1542456[1]

Lorado is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Lorado is 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Man, along Buffalo Creek.[2] Lorado has a post office with ZIP code 25630.[3]

The community's name is an acronym of the Lorain Coal and Dock Company.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lorado, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  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. 385.