Neponset, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°28′06″N 80°50′46″W / 37.46833°N 80.84611°W / 37.46833; -80.84611
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Neponset, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1552288[1]

Neponset is an

New River, south of Hinton and north of Peterstown
.

The community most likely was named after Neponset, Massachusetts.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neponset, 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. 440.