Auto 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 Greenbrier County,

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, United States. Auto is southeast of Falling Spring. A post office called Auto has been in operation since 1911. The community is said to have been named for horse and buggies (previously called "automobiles") in the area.

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Unincorporated communities in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{GreenbrierCountyWV-geo-stub