Pohick, West Virginia

Pohick
Unincorporated community
Pohick
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pohick
Pohick (the US)
Coordinates: 39°22′40″N 81°28′53″W / 39.37778°N 81.48139°W / 39.37778; -81.48139Coordinates: 39°22′40″N 81°28′53″W / 39.37778°N 81.48139°W / 39.37778; -81.48139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wood
Elevation 646 ft (197 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555380[1]

Pohick is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.

The community's name most likely is derived from an unidentified Native American language.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pohick, 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. p. 498.


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