Lorado, West Virginia

Lorado is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Lorado is 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Man, along Buffalo Creek.[2] Lorado has a post office with ZIP code 25630.[3]

Lorado, West Virginia
Lorado, West Virginia
Lorado, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°47′44″N 81°42′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25630
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1542456[1]

The community's name is an acronym of the Lorain Coal and Dock Company.[4]

During 1972 a coal Dam in Lorado collapsed causing the Buffalo Creek Flood.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lorado, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. ZIP Code Lookup
  4. 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. 385.



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