Princewick, West Virginia

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

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Princewick Missionary Church, Princewick, West Virginia
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Location within the state of West Virginia
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Princewick (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′43″N 81°13′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555414[1]

Princewick was laid out in 1916 when the railroad (Stone Coal Division of the Virginian Railroad [2]) was extended to that point.[3] The community's name is an amalgamation of Isaac Prince and Thomas Wickham.[3]

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