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Arista, West Virginia | |
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  Arista, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia  Arista, West Virginia Arista, West Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′21″N 81°15′38″W / 37.47250°N 81.26056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mercer |
| Elevation | 2,480 ft (760 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553743 [1] |
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. [2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arista, West Virginia
- ^ 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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Arista, West Virginia | |
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Arista, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia Arista, West Virginia Arista, West Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′21″N 81°15′38″W / 37.47250°N 81.26056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mercer |
| Elevation | 2,480 ft (760 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553743 [1] |
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. [2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arista, West Virginia
- ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of
Mercer County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Cities | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
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Other communities |
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| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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| This article about a location in Mercer County, West Virginia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |