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Pocatalico is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Pocatalico is located along Interstate 77 south of and near Sissonville.

Pocatalico, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°29′25″N 81°38′50″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Kanawha
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1545081[1]

History

A post office called Pocatalico was established in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Pocatalico River, which means "river of the fat doe" in a Native American language.[3][4]

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Kanawha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
Mockridge, Norton (Apr 22, 1971). "West Virginia Takes Name Prize". Toledo Blade. p. 29. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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. 498.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Charleston
Cities	Charleston Dunbar Marmet Montgomery‡ Nitro‡ St. Albans Smithers‡ South Charleston	Kanawha County map
Towns	Belle Cedar Grove Chesapeake Clendenin East Bank Glasgow Handley Pratt
CDPs	Alum Creek‡ Big Chimney Chelyan Coal Fork Cross Lanes Dupont City Elkview Eskdale Hansford Hollygrove Institute Jefferson Malden Pinch Rand Shrewsbury Sissonville Tornado West Dunbar
Other communities	Aarons Acme Acup Amandaville Amelia Annfred Apgah Barren Creek Blackhawk Blakeley Blount Blue Creek Blundon Bream Brounland Burnwell Cabin Creek Carbon Carney Cinco Coal Coalburg Coalridge Coco Copenhaver Corton Crede Crown Hill Davis Creek Dawes Decota Dial Diamond Dickinson Donwood‡ Dry Branch Dungriff East Nitro East Side Edgewood Elk Elk Forest Elk Hills Emmons‡ Etowah Falling Rock Ferrell Fivemile Forest Hills Forks of Coal Fort Hill Frame Fuquay Gallagher Gazil Giles Green Valley Greencastle Grippe Guthrie Heatherman Hernshaw Hicumbottom Highlawn Hillsdale Hitop Holly Hollyhurst Hugheston Indian Island Branch Ivydale Jarrett Jarretts Ford Joplin Kayford Kelly Hill Kendalia Laing Leewood Legg Lico Lincoln Livingston London Loudendale Lower Belle Lower Falls Mammoth Meadowbrook Miami Milliken Mink Shoals Monarch Mound Notomine Nuckolls Ohley Olcott Pentacre Pocatalico Pond Gap Port Amherst Putney Quarrier Quick Reamer Red Warrior Rensford Republic River Bend Riverside Rocky Fork Rock Lake Village Ronda Rosina Ruth Ruthdale Rutledge Sanderson Sandy Sattes Schrader Sharon Snow Hill Sproul Standard Tad Three Mile Turner Twomile Tyler Heights Tyler Mountain United Victor Walgrove Wallace Ward Weir Wellford Wevaco Whittaker Wilson Winifrede Youngs Bottom
Ghost towns	Morris
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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