Winona, West Virginia

Winona is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Winona is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fayetteville. Winona has a post office with ZIP code 25942.[2] The community has the name of Winona Gwinn, the daughter of a settler.[3]

For the extinct community in Taylor County, see Winona, Taylor County, West Virginia.
Winona, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Winona
Winona
Coordinates: 38°02′47″N 80°59′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,916 ft (584 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25942
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1556011[1]

African-American historian Carter G. Woodson taught at a school in Winona founded by black miners for their children from 1898–1900.[4]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. 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. 686.
  4. Goggin, Jacqueline. Carter G. Woodson: A Life in Black History, p. 15 (1997)


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