Wickham, West Virginia
Wickham is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
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 Power station at Wickham, West Virginia | |
  Wickham Location within the state of West Virginia  Wickham Wickham (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′56″N 81°13′00″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Elevation | 2,418 ft (737 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555981[1] |
The community was named after Thomas Wickham, the proprietor of a local mine.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wickham, West Virginia
- 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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