List of West Virginia placenames of Native American origin
The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of West Virginia whose names are derived from Native American languages.
Listings
Counties
- Kanawha County
- Mingo County
- Village of Mingo
- Village of Upper Mingo
- Mingo Run (Brooke County)
- Mingo Run (Randolph County)
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Pocahontas County
- Wyoming County
- Village of Wyoming
- Wyoming City
Settlements
- Alaska – named after the state of Alaska.
- Algoma
- Alpoca
- Apgah
- Aracoma
- Arkansas – named after the state of Arkansas.
- Bolivar – named after Simon Bolivar.
- Great Cacapon
- Capon Bridge
- Village of Capon Lake
- Village of Capon Springs
- Village of Capon Springs Station
- Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge
- Capon Springs Resort
- Capon Springs Run
- Capon Chapel
- Captina
- Catawba
- Chattaroy
- Cherokee – named after the Cherokee people.
- Cheyenne Valley – named after the Cheyenne people.
- Cisco
- Cuba – named after the country of Cuba.
- Cubana
- Decota
- Etowah
- Havaco
- Havana – named after the eponymous Cuban capital.
- Hiawatha – named after the eponymous Iroquois chief.
- Hoohoo
- Iroquois – named after the Iroquois people.
- Iuka
- Kalamazoo – named after the eponymous Michigan city.
- Kentuck
- Klondike
- Lacoma
- Lake Shawnee – named after the Shawnee people.
- Lico
- Matoaka
- Merrimac
- Miami – named after the Miami people.
- Michigan – named after the state of Michigan.
- Minnehaha Springs – named after the eponymous character in Dakota folklore.
- Missouri Branch – named after the Missouri river.
- Modoc – named after the Modoc people.
- Mohawk – named after the Mohawk people.
- Mohegan – named after the Mohegan people.
- Naugatuck
- Neponset
- Okonoko
- Onego
- Opekiska
- Osage – named after the Osage people.
- Osceola
- Otsego
- Ottawa – named after the Odawa people.
- Ovapa
- Peora – named after the Peoria people.
- Peru – named after the country of Peru.
- Pickaway
- Pocatalico
- Potomac
- Powhatan – named after the Powhatan people.
- Roanoke – named after the eponymous Virginia settlement.
- Seminole (Harrison County) – named after the Seminole people.
- Seminole (Summers County)
- Seneca Rocks
- Shegon
- Shenandoah Junction
- Shenango
- South Buckhannon
- Tappan
- Texas – named after the state of Texas.
- Tioga
- Tomahawk – named after the eponymous Native American weapon.
- Tuckahoe
- Viropa
- Wahoo
- Waneta
- Wappocomo
- Watoga – from the Cherokee word for "starry waters."[1]
- Weyanoke
- Winona (Taylor County)
- Winona (Fayette County)
- Wyco
- Wyoma
- Yukon – named after the eponymous Alaska river.
Bodies of water
- Bingamon Creek
- Buckhannon River
- Left Fork Buckhannon River
- Right Fork Buckhannon River
- Canoe Run
- Elakala Falls
- Guyandotte River – named after the Wyandotte people.
- Hogtan Run
- Monongahela River
- Pocosin Fork
- Swago Creek – shortening of "Oswego".
- Tilhance Creek
- Tuscarora Creek
- Opequon Creek
- Youghiogheny River
Other
See also
References
Citations
- ^ "Watoga State Park". wvstateparks.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
Sources
- Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 080613576X.