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Ovapa, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Ovapa, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°31′17″N 81°08′55″W / 38.52139°N 81.14861°W / 38.52139; -81.14861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation876 ft (267 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes25120
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555285

Ovapa is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Ovapa is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Clay.

The community's name most likely is a portmanteau of Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ovapa, 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. 465.
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Clay
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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