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Mingo, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°29′55″N 80°03′15″W / 38.49861°N 80.05417°W / 38.49861; -80.05417
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Mingo, West Virginia
Mingo, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Mingo, West Virginia
Mingo, West Virginia
Mingo, West Virginia is located in the United States
Mingo, West Virginia
Mingo, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°29′55″N 80°03′15″W / 38.49861°N 80.05417°W / 38.49861; -80.05417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Elevation2,644 ft (806 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1552161[1]

Mingo — sometimes known as Mingo Flats — is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 219, 15.5 miles (24.9 km) south-southwest of Huttonsville. It is named for the historic Iroquoian Mingo people.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mingo, 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. 419.