Wikel, West Virginia

Wikel, West Virginia
Wikel, West Virginia
	Unincorporated community
	Wikel, West Virginia Wikel, West Virginia
	Coordinates: 37°30′43″N80°38′51″W / 37.51194°N 80.64750°W Coordinates: 37°30′43″N80°38′51″W / 37.51194°N 80.64750°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monroe
Elevation	2,178 ft (664 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1555982 [1]

Last updated April 29, 2019

Wikel is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Wikel is southwest of Union.

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 13,502. Its county seat is Union.

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States that is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.

The community most likely was named after the local Wikel (or Wigal) family.^[2]

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References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ 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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[GR3-1] "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. 679.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Union
Towns	Alderson‡ Peterstown Union	Monroe County map
Unincorporated communities	Assurance Ballard Ballengee‡ Bozoo Cashmere Centennial Cloverdale Creamery Crimson Springs Dorr Elmhurst Gap Mills Gates Glace Greenville Hillsdale Hollywood Johnson Crossroads Keenan Knobs Laurel Branch Lillydale Lindside McGlone Monitor Nickells Mill Patton‡ Pedro Pickaway Raines Corner Red Sulphur Springs Rock Camp Roxalia Salt Sulphur Springs Sarton Secondcreek Sinks Grove Sweet Springs Waiteville Wayside Wikel Willow Bend Wolfcreek Zenith
Ghost town	Indian Creek
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Wikel, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°30′43″N80°38′51″W / 37.51194°N 80.64750°W / 37.51194; -80.64750 Coordinates: 37°30′43″N80°38′51″W / 37.51194°N 80.64750°W / 37.51194; -80.64750
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monroe
Elevation	2,178 ft (664 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1555982^[1]