Giatto, West Virginia

Giatto, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Giatto, West Virginia
Giatto, West Virginia

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°25′03″N 81°15′21″W / 37.41750°N 81.25583°W / 37.41750; -81.25583Coordinates: 37°25′03″N 81°15′21″W / 37.41750°N 81.25583°W / 37.41750; -81.25583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mercer
Elevation 2,395 ft (730 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554550[1]

Giatto is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Giatto is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Matoaka.

The community was named after Giotto, an Italian artist (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[2]

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