Arista, West Virginia
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Area codes | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1553743[1] |
Arista is an unincorporated community and coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Arista is located on West Virginia Route 10, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Matoaka.
Arista was named for a mining official's wife.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arista, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 84.