Giatto, West Virginia

Giatto, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Giatto, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Giatto, West Virginia
Giatto, West Virginia (the US)
Coordinates: 37°25′03″N 81°15′21″W / 37.41750°N 81.25583°W / 37.41750; -81.25583Coordinates: 37°25′03″N 81°15′21″W / 37.41750°N 81.25583°W / 37.41750; -81.25583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mercer
Elevation 2,395 ft (730 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554550[1]

Giatto is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Giatto is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Matoaka.

The community was named after Giotto, an Italian artist (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Giatto, 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. 266.


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