Wick, West Virginia

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Wick
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Wick
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Wick
Wick (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°24′47″N80°58′26″W / 39.41306°N 80.97389°W / 39.41306; -80.97389
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Tyler
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26149
Area code 304
FIPS code 1549119 [1]

Wick is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States, along Sugar Creek. [2]

The community most likely was named after the local Wick family. [3]

Notable person

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wick, West Virginia
  2. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 2013-12-14
  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. pp. 678–679.