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Wewanta was an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States.

Wewanta, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°5′18″N 82°11′34″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Lincoln
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	1741691[1]

History

The town's unusual name is derived from a petition to secure a post office for the convenience of area residents, i.e. "We want a post office".[2][3] The post office at Wewanta opened in 1903, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.[4]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wewanta, West Virginia
Lewis, Lloyd D. (Aug 14, 1967). "Colorful names are found in listing of West Virginia towns". The Bryan Times. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 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. 670.
"Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hamlin
Towns	Hamlin West Hamlin	Lincoln County map
CDPs	Alum Creek‡ Harts
Unincorporated communities	Alkol Allen Atenville Bernie Bolin Bradyville Branchland Bulger Cuzzie Dollie East Eden Park Ferrellsburg Fourteen Fork Junction Fry Garretts Bend Gill Griffithsville Hager Hubball Irene Jenks Kinder Lattin Leet Midkiff Minerva Mud Myra Palermo Pleasant View Portersville Priestley Ranger Redwing Sheridan Sias Snowden Sod Spurlockville Sumerco Sweetland Toney Wewanta Woodville Yawkey
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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