Official Name: | Pocatalico, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Pocatalico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanawha |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 732 |
Coordinates: | 38.4903°N -81.6472°W |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1545081[1] |
Pocatalico is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Pocatalico is located along Interstate 77 south of and near Sissonville.
A post office called Pocatalico was established in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Pocatalico River, which means "river of the fat doe" in a Native American language.[3] [4]