Pickaway, West Virginia

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Pickaway, West Virginia
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View along U.S. Route 219 in Pickaway in 2022
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Pickaway, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°38′18″N80°30′22″W / 37.63833°N 80.50611°W / 37.63833; -80.50611 Coordinates: 37°38′18″N80°30′22″W / 37.63833°N 80.50611°W / 37.63833; -80.50611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monroe
Elevation
2,172 ft (662 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1544791 [1]

Pickaway is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Pickaway is located on U.S. Route 219, northeast of Union.

The community was named after Ohio's Pickaway Plains region. [2] The Pickaway Rural Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [3]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 484.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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Methodist church in 2020
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Cattle farm in Pickaway in 2022