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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
Arista, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Arista, West Virginia
Arista, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Arista, West Virginia is located in the United States
Arista, West Virginia
Arista, West Virginia
Arista, West Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′21″N 81°15′38″W / 37.47250°N 81.26056°W / 37.47250; -81.26056
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation
2,480 ft (760 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)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

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  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.