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Becco, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°47′00″N 81°48′51″W / 37.78333°N 81.81417°W / 37.78333; -81.81417
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Becco, West Virginia
Becco, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Becco, West Virginia
Becco, West Virginia
Becco, West Virginia is located in the United States
Becco, West Virginia
Becco, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°47′00″N 81°48′51″W / 37.78333°N 81.81417°W / 37.78333; -81.81417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553830[1]

Becco is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Becco is located on County Route 16 and Buffalo Creek 4.6 miles (7.4 km) northeast of Man.[2]

The community is named for the Buffalo Eagle Colliery Company (BECCO).[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Becco, West Virginia
  2. ^ Logan County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-06. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  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. 43.