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Pinoak, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°26′44″N 81°12′28″W / 37.44556°N 81.20778°W / 37.44556; -81.20778
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Pinoak, West Virginia
Pinoak, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Pinoak, West Virginia
Pinoak, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pinoak, West Virginia is located in the United States
Pinoak, West Virginia
Pinoak, West Virginia
Pinoak, West Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°26′44″N 81°12′28″W / 37.44556°N 81.20778°W / 37.44556; -81.20778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation
2,739 ft (835 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555364[1]

Pinoak is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Pinoak is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Matoaka.

The community was named after the nearby Pinoak School.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinoak, 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. 492.