Wyco, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°35′53″N 81°20′30″W / 37.59806°N 81.34167°W / 37.59806; -81.34167
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Wyco
Unincorporated community
Wyco is located in West Virginia
Wyco
Wyco
Location within the state of West Virginia
Wyco is located in the United States
Wyco
Wyco
Wyco (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′53″N 81°20′30″W / 37.59806°N 81.34167°W / 37.59806; -81.34167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25943
GNIS feature ID1556030[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]

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References[edit]

  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. April 9, 2010.
  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 July 9, 2011.


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