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Junta, West Virginia
Former settlement
Junta, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°31′01″N 80°50′18″W / 37.51694°N 80.83833°W / 37.51694; -80.83833
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Summers
Elevation	1,509 ft (460 m)
GNIS feature ID	1556937

Junta is a former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Junta was located on the New River, west of Indian Mills, but no trace of the town remains. Junta appeared on maps as late as 1924.

Junta is a name derived from Spanish.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Junta, 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. pp. 339–340.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
City	Hinton
Unincorporated communities	Ballengee‡ Bargers Springs Barksdale Barnettown Bellepoint Bertha Beurytown Brooklin Brooks Browning Buck Carew Claypool Clayton Crossroads Crumps Bottom Ellison Ellison Ridge Elton Farley Forest Hill Glenray Green Sulphur Springs Griffith Creek Hill Top Hilldale Hix Indian Mills Judson Jumping Branch Lick Creek Lockbridge Lowell Mandeville Marie Meadow Creek Mountview‡ Neponset Nimitz Pence Springs Pipestem Ramp Riffe Sandstone Santafee Seminole Streeter Suck Creek Talcott Tempa True Valley Heights Wiggins
Ghost towns	Egypt Junta Lilly Mercers Saltworks Tina Warford
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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