Wickham, West Virginia

Wickham
Unincorporated community
Power station at Wickham, West Virginia
Wickham
Location within the state of West Virginia
Wickham
Wickham (the US)
Coordinates: 37°46′56″N 81°13′00″W / 37.78222°N 81.21667°W / 37.78222; -81.21667Coordinates: 37°46′56″N 81°13′00″W / 37.78222°N 81.21667°W / 37.78222; -81.21667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation 2,415 ft (736 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1555981[1]

Wickham is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community was named after Thomas Wickham, the proprietor of a local mine.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wickham, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wickham, West Virginia
  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. p. 679.


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