Winona, West Virginia
Winona is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Winona is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fayetteville. Winona has a post office with ZIP code 25942. The community has the name of Winona Gwinn, the daughter of a settler.
African-American historian Carter G. Woodson taught at a school in Winona founded by black miners for their children from 1898–1900.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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. 686.
- ^ Goggin, Jacqueline. Carter G. Woodson: A Life in Black History, p. 15 (1997)
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