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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Arista, West Virginia

Arista is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Arista is located on West Virginia Route 10, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Matoaka.

Arista was named for a mining official's wife.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arista, 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. 84.