Arroyo is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Hancock County,
West Virginia
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, United States. It was also known as Brooklyn.
The community derives name from nearby Dry Creek,
arroyo meaning "dry creek" in Spanish.
References
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, West Virginia
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