Profile for Poca, West Virginia, WV

Former and merged names include:
· Mouth of Poca

The high school sports teams are known as the Dots

Local festivals include:

• Heritage Day - Sept. 28-29, 2007

Listed places near Poca

Cemeteries (19)

Colleges (1)

Communities (9)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (6)

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• Ancestry of people in Poca
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• Place of birth of people in Poca
• Residence in 1995, of people in Poca
• School enrollment & education levels in Poca
• Transportation & commute times in Poca
• Putnam County data
• Fastest-growing counties in West Virginia
• State data - West Virginia
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Poca demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Putnam County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Charleston area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 25159 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Putnam County Chamber of Commerce

18% of Poca residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Poca ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Poca
• Cemeteries in Putnam County
• Libraries in or near Poca

Post a query on a message board:

• Putnam County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WV data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Poca area parks

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• Cemetery record compendium
• West Virginia cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Poca
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• Communities in Putnam County

• Poca business guide
• Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in West Virginia
• Local ordinances in West Virginia (Partial selection)

• Crime in Putnam County
• Arrests in Putnam County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in West Virginia
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Poca was $19,108, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Putnam County economic census
• Putnam County economic summary
• Putnam County employment growth
• Putnam County unemployment rate
• West Virginia economic data

14% of Poca residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Poca
• Colleges in West Virginia
• Learning Disabilities Association in West Virginia
• Schools in or near Poca
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of West Virginia high schools

• Movies playing in or near Poca

• Air pollution in Putnam County
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• Land contamination in Putnam County
• Nature Conservancy projects in West Virginia
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Putnam County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in West Virginia

Poca festival dates:

• Heritage Day - Sept. 28-29, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• West Virginia county fairs
• West Virginia festivals (West Virginia tourism department)
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• Poca medical services & health statistics

• Historic sites in or near Poca
• Historic sites in West Virginia
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• Museums in West Virginia
• West Virginia state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Putnam County genealogy forum

Median rent in Poca, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $290.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $783.

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• Census map of Poca area
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• Chambers of commerce in West Virginia
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Poca
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Putnam County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Poca political report.

• West Virginia Democratic party
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• West Virginia elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Poca
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The average commute time for Poca workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Poca travel guide
• Airports near Poca
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• West Virginia tourism bureau

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