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Ovapa, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°31′17″N 81°08′55″W / 38.52139°N 81.14861°W / 38.52139; -81.14861
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Ovapa, West Virginia
Ovapa is located in West Virginia
Ovapa
Ovapa
Ovapa is located in the United States
Ovapa
Ovapa
Coordinates: 38°31′17″N 81°08′55″W / 38.52139°N 81.14861°W / 38.52139; -81.14861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
25120
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555285[1]

Ovapa is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Ovapa is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Clay.

The community's name most likely is a portmanteau of Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ovapa, 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. 465.