Princewick, West Virginia
Princewick | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Princewick Princewick Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 37°39′43″N 81°13′17″W / 37.66194°N 81.22139°WCoordinates: 37°39′43″N 81°13′17″W / 37.66194°N 81.22139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Raleigh |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
GNIS feature ID | 1555414[1] |
Princewick is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Princewick was laid out in 1916 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community's name is an amalgamation of Isaac Prince and Thomas Wickham.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princewick, West Virginia
- 1 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. 508.
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