Onoto, West Virginia

Onoto, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Onoto, West Virginia
Onoto, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°16′16″N 80°06′24″W / 38.27111°N 80.10667°W / 38.27111; -80.10667Coordinates: 38°16′16″N 80°06′24″W / 38.27111°N 80.10667°W / 38.27111; -80.10667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Elevation 2,352 ft (717 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1558380[1]

Onoto is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Onoto is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northwest of Marlinton.

The community was possibly named after Onoto Watanna.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onoto, 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. 460.


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