Giatto, West Virginia
Giatto is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Giatto is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Matoaka.
Giatto, West Virginia | |
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  Giatto, West Virginia Location within the state of West Virginia  Giatto, West Virginia Giatto, West Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′03″N 81°15′21″W | |
| 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] |
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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Giatto, West Virginia
- 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.
Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Mercer County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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