Coco, West Virginia
Appearance
Coco | |
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Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Kanawha |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1549635[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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coco, West Virginia
- ^ 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.