Auto is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Auto is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Falling Spring.

Auto, West Virginia
Auto is located in West Virginia
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Auto is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 37°57′55″N 80°19′09″W / 37.96528°N 80.31917°W / 37.96528; -80.31917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
2,372 ft (723 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1550127[1]

A post office called Auto has been in operation since 1911.[2] The community is said to have been named for horse and buggies (previously called "automobiles") in the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Auto, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 10.