Belo, West Virginia

Belo
Unincorporated community
Belo Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°46′27″N 82°14′15″W / 37.77417°N 82.23750°W / 37.77417; -82.23750Coordinates: 37°46′27″N 82°14′15″W / 37.77417°N 82.23750°W / 37.77417; -82.23750
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	1553854^[1]

Belo is an unincorporated community located in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office ^[2] is closed.

The community may derive its name from Bela Smith, an early settler.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belo, West Virginia
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belo, 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. 104.

Municipalities and communities of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Williamson
City	Williamson
Towns	Delbarton Gilbert Kermit Matewan
CDPs	Chattaroy Gilbert Creek Justice Red Jacket
Other communities	Ajax Baisden Belo Bias Blackberry City Blocton Borderland Breeden Burch Calico Canterbury Cedar Cinderella Delorme Dingess Fairview Gilbert Glen Alum Goodman Greyeagle Hampden Hinch Horsepen Isaban‡ Kirk Lando Mines Lenore Lobata Lowney Lynn Maher Meador Merrimac Musick Myrtle Naugatuck New Thacker Newtown Nolan North Matewan Parsley Pie Puritan Mines Ragland Rapp Rawl Scarlet Selwyn Slabtown Sprattsville Sprigg Surosa Tamcliff Taylorville Thacker Thacker Mines Trace Varney Verner Vulcan War Eagle Wharncliffe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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