Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Wyco | |
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Unincorporated community | |
WycoLocation within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaWycoWyco (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
Coordinates: 37°35′53″N 81°20′30″W / 37.59806°N 81.34167°W / 37.59806; -81.34167 | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Wyoming |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25943 |
GNIS feature ID | 1556030 |
Wyco is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Some say the community derives its name from Wyoming County, while others believe the community was named for the Wyoming Coal Company. It is located off West Virginia Route 16. The Wyco Church is also located within Wyco.
Notable person
- Bernie Casey (1939-2017), actor and American football player
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wyco, West Virginia
- 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.
- Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.
- "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.
- 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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County seat: Pineville | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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