Wyco, West Virginia
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]
Wyco | |
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  Wyco Location within the state of West Virginia  Wyco Wyco (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′53″N 81°20′30″W | |
| 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[1] |
Notable person
- Bernie Casey (1939-2017), actor and American football player
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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. 2010-04-09.
- 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 2011-07-09.
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| City |  Map of West Virginia highlighting Wyoming County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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