Wyco, West Virginia

Wyco
Unincorporated community
Wyco
Wyco

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°35′53″N 81°20′30″W / 37.59806°N 81.34167°W / 37.59806; -81.34167Coordinates: 37°35′53″N 81°20′30″W / 37.59806°N 81.34167°W / 37.59806; -81.34167
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 25943
GNIS feature ID 1556030[1]

Wyco is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Some say the community derives its name from Wyoming County,[2] while others believe the community was named for the Wyoming Coal Company.[3] It is located off West Virginia Route 16. The Wyco Church [4] is also located within Wyco.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wyco, 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. 692.
  3. ↑ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.
  4. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/29/10 through 4/02/10. National Park Service. 2010-04-09.
  5. ↑ Shirley Weaver; Catherine Bell; Dewey Houck; Lynn Stasick; Rebekah Karelis & Erin Riebe (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wyco Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.


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