Princewick, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°39′43″N 81°13′17″W / 37.66194°N 81.22139°W / 37.66194; -81.22139CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRaleighTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
25908[1]
Area code(s)304 and 681GNIS feature ID1555414[2]

Princewick is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

Princewick was laid out in 1916 when the railroad (Stone Coal Division of the Virginian Railroad[3]) was extended to that point.[4] The community's name is an amalgamation of Isaac Prince and Thomas Wickham.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Princewick ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Princewick, West Virginia
  3. ^ Lucile Justice, Post master 1938
  4. ^ a b 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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