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Gamoca, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 81°11′6″W / 38.19333°N 81.18500°W / 38.19333; -81.18500
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Gamoca, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gamoca is located in West Virginia
Gamoca
Gamoca
Gamoca is located in the United States
Gamoca
Gamoca
Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 81°11′6″W / 38.19333°N 81.18500°W / 38.19333; -81.18500
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549695[1]

Gamoca is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

The community's name is an amalgamation of the surnames Gauley, Moley, and Campbell.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gamoca, 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. 259.


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