Gamoca is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Gamoca, West Virginia
Gamoca is located in West Virginia
Gamoca
Gamoca
Gamoca is located in the United States
Gamoca
Gamoca
Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 81°11′6″W / 38.19333°N 81.18500°W / 38.19333; -81.18500
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549695[1]

The community's name is an amalgamation of the surnames Gauley, Moley, and Campbell.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gamoca, 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. 259.