Neponset, West Virginia
Neponset, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Neponset, West Virginia
Neponset, West Virginia
Neponset, West Virginia is located in the United States
Neponset, West Virginia
Neponset, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°28′06″N 80°50′46″W / 37.46833°N 80.84611°W / 37.46833; -80.84611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation
2,034 ft (620 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1552288[1]

Neponset is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Neponset is located near the east bank of the New River, south of Hinton and north of Peterstown.

The community most likely was named after Neponset, Massachusetts.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neponset, 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. 440.


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