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Winona, West Virginia

For the extinct community in Taylor County, see Winona, Taylor County, West Virginia.
Winona, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Winona is located in West Virginia
Winona
Winona
Winona is located in the United States
Winona
Winona
Coordinates: 38°02′47″N 80°59′32″W / 38.04639°N 80.99222°W / 38.04639; -80.99222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,916 ft (584 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25942
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1556011[1]

Winona is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Winona is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fayetteville. Winona has a post office with ZIP code 25942.[2] The community has the name of Winona Gwinn, the daughter of a settler.[3]

African-American historian Carter G. Woodson taught at a school in Winona founded by black miners for their children from 1898–1900.[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 686.
  4. ^ Goggin, Jacqueline. Carter G. Woodson: A Life in Black History, p. 15 (1997)


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