Wyco, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°35′53″N 81°20′30″W / 37.59806°N 81.34167°W / 37.59806; -81.34167CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty WyomingTime 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]

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.