Arista, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°28′21″N 81°15′38″W / 37.47250°N 81.26056°W / 37.47250; -81.26056
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Arista, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553743[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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arista, 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. 84.