Wickham
Unincorporated community
Power station at Wickham, West Virginia
Power station at Wickham, West Virginia
Wickham is located in West Virginia
Wickham
Wickham
Location within the state of West Virginia
Wickham is located in the United States
Wickham
Wickham
Wickham (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°46′56″N 81°13′00″W / 37.78222°N 81.21667°W / 37.78222; -81.21667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
[1]
2,418 ft (737 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555981[1]

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

The community was named after Thomas Wickham, the proprietor of a local mine.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wickham, 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. 679.


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