Arcola, West Virginia

Arcola
Unincorporated community
Arcola Show map of West Virginia Arcola Show map of the US Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°28′0″N 80°31′9″W / 38.46667°N 80.51917°W / 38.46667; -80.51917Coordinates: 38°28′0″N 80°31′9″W / 38.46667°N 80.51917°W / 38.46667; -80.51917
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Webster
Elevation	1,873 ft (571 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1550113^[1]

Arcola is an unincorporated community and coal town in Webster County, West Virginia.

The name Arcola ("our coal") was selected by coal mining officials.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arcola, 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 Webster County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Webster Springs
Towns	Camden-on-Gauley Cowen Webster Springs
CDPs	Bergoo Parcoal
Unincorporated communities	Arcola Bernardstown Big Run Boggs Bois Bolair Chapman Cherry Falls Cleveland Curtin Diana Dogway Donaldson Dorrtown Dyer Erbacon Excelsior Fishers Crossing Gauley Mills Guardian Hacker Valley Halo Hodam Jerryville Jumbo Kovan Orndoff Poling Ralph Replete Skelt Strouds Upperglade Wainville Waneta Weese Wheeler Woodzell
Ghost towns	Defoe Mayton Skyles

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