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Wickham, West Virginia

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Wickham
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,415 ft (736 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 [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.