Viropa, West Virginia
Viropa is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office closed in 1930.
Etymology
The community's name is a portmanteau of Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viropa, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viropa, West Virginia
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm
- ^ 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. 650.
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