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List of West Virginia placenames of Native American origin

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List of place names in the United States of Native American origin
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whose names are derived from Native American languages.
627:(Harrison County) – named after the Seminole people. 718:– named after the eponymous Native American weapon. 1051:West Virginia placenames of Native American origin 621:– named after the eponymous Virginia settlement. 1026:Native American Placenames of the United States 749:– from the Cherokee word for "starry waters." 1071:Lists of placenames of Native American origin 8: 392:– named after the eponymous Iroquois chief. 414:– named after the eponymous Michigan city. 386:– named after the eponymous Cuban capital. 930:Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area 913:High Allegheny National Park and Preserve 791:– named after the eponymous Alaska river. 1066:Native American history of West Virginia 1028:. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 985: 1061:West Virginia geography-related lists 7: 469:– named after the state of Michigan. 233:– named after the state of Arkansas. 1056:West Virginia history-related lists 832:– named after the Wyandotte people. 615:– named after the Powhatan people. 570:– named after the country of Peru. 435:– named after the Shawnee people. 403:– named after the Iroquois people. 360:– named after the country of Cuba. 349:– named after the Cheyenne people. 343:– named after the Cherokee people. 207:– named after the state of Alaska. 14: 707:– named after the state of Texas. 499:– named after the Mohegan people. 481:– named after the Missouri river. 564:– named after the Peoria people. 493:– named after the Mohawk people. 553:– named after the Odawa people. 537:– named after the Osage people. 487:– named after the Modoc people. 463:– named after the Miami people. 304:Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge 103:Right Fork Little Kanawha River 98:West Fork Little Kanawha 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West Virginia
Kanawha County
Kanawha
Kanawha City
Kanawha Falls
Kanawha Head
Kanawha Falls (Waterfall)
Kanawha River
Little Kanawha River
West Fork Little Kanawha River
Right Fork Little Kanawha River
Kanawha State Forest
Mingo County
Mingo
Upper Mingo
Mingo Run
Mingo Run
Monongalia County
Ohio County
Ohio River
Pocahontas County
Wyoming County
Wyoming
Wyoming City
Alaska
Algoma
Alpoca

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