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List of West Virginia placenames of Native American origin
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The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of West Virginia whose names are derived from Native American languages.
Listings
[edit]Counties
[edit]- Kanawha County
- Mingo County
- Village of Mingo
- Village of Upper Mingo
- Mingo Run (Brooke County)
- Mingo Run (Randolph County)
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Pocahontas County
- Wyoming County
- Village of Wyoming
- Wyoming City
Settlements
[edit]- Alaska – named after the state of Alaska.
- Algoma
- Alpoca
- Apgah
- Aracoma
- Arkansas – named after the state of Arkansas.
- Bolivar – named after Simon Bolivar.
- Great Cacapon
- Capon Bridge
- Village of Capon Lake
- Village of Capon Springs
- Village of Capon Springs Station
- Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge
- Capon Springs Resort
- Capon Springs Run
- Capon Chapel
- Captina
- Catawba
- Chattaroy
- Cherokee – named after the Cherokee people.
- Cheyenne Valley – named after the Cheyenne people.
- Cisco
- Cuba – named after the country of Cuba.
- Cubana
- Decota
- Etowah
- Havaco
- Havana – named after the eponymous Cuban capital.
- Hiawatha – named after the eponymous Iroquois chief.
- Hoohoo
- Iroquois – named after the Iroquois people.
- Iuka
- Kalamazoo – named after the eponymous Michigan city.
- Kentuck
- Klondike
- Lacoma
- Lake Shawnee – named after the Shawnee people.
- Lico
- Matoaka
- Merrimac
- Miami – named after the Miami people.
- Michigan – named after the state of Michigan.
- Minnehaha Springs – named after the eponymous character in Dakota folklore.
- Missouri Branch – named after the Missouri river.
- Modoc – named after the Modoc people.
- Mohawk – named after the Mohawk people.
- Mohegan – named after the Mohegan people.
- Naugatuck
- Neponset
- Okonoko
- Onego
- Opekiska
- Osage – named after the Osage people.
- Osceola
- Otsego
- Ottawa – named after the Odawa people.
- Ovapa
- Peora – named after the Peoria people.
- Peru – named after the country of Peru.
- Pickaway
- Pocatalico
- Potomac
- Powhatan – named after the Powhatan people.
- Roanoke – named after the eponymous Virginia settlement.
- Seminole (Harrison County) – named after the Seminole people.
- Seminole (Summers County)
- Seneca Rocks
- Shegon
- Shenandoah Junction
- Shenango
- South Buckhannon
- Tappan
- Texas – named after the state of Texas.
- Tioga
- Tomahawk – named after the eponymous Native American weapon.
- Tuckahoe
- Viropa
- Wahoo
- Waneta
- Wappocomo
- Watoga – from the Cherokee word for "starry waters."[1]
- Weyanoke
- Winona (Taylor County)
- Winona (Fayette County)
- Wyco
- Wyoma
- Yukon – named after the eponymous Alaska river.
Bodies of water
[edit]- Bingamon Creek
- Buckhannon River
- Left Fork Buckhannon River
- Right Fork Buckhannon River
- Canoe Run
- Elakala Falls
- Guyandotte River – named after the Wyandotte people.
- Hogtan Run
- Monongahela River
- Pocosin Fork
- Swago Creek – shortening of "Oswego".
- Tilhance Creek
- Tuscarora Creek
- Opequon Creek
- Youghiogheny River
Other
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Watoga State Park". wvstateparks.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 080613576X.
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