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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
Unincorporated community
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
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation
2,395 ft (730 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554550[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


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Giatto, 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. 266.


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