Iroquois, West Virginia

Iroquois
Unincorporated community
Iroquois
Location within the state of West Virginia
Iroquois
Iroquois (the US)
Coordinates: 37°34′52″N 81°20′26″W / 37.58111°N 81.34056°W / 37.58111; -81.34056Coordinates: 37°34′52″N 81°20′26″W / 37.58111°N 81.34056°W / 37.58111; -81.34056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Areawas a coal camp community, with company store, and company houses..
  Water Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi (situated on banks of guyandot river km2)
Elevation 1,506 ft (459 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554782[1]

Iroquois is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia.

The community was named after the Iroquois Indians.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iroquois, 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. pp. 329–330.


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