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Coco, West Virginia

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Coco
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.

Coco was named after Poco, a children's book character (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[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.