Wick, West Virginia

Wick
Unincorporated community
Wick is located in West Virginia
Wick
Wick
Location within the state of West Virginia
Wick is located in the United States
Wick
Wick
Wick (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°24′47″N 80°58′26″W / 39.41306°N 80.97389°W / 39.41306; -80.97389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTyler
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26149
Area code304
FIPS code1549119[1]

Wick is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States, along Sugar Creek.[2]

The community most likely was named after the local Wick family.[3]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wick, West Virginia
  2. ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-12-14
  3. ^ 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. 678–679.


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