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Welcome to Wikel ...Wikel is located in Monroe County<1>. The location of Wikel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wikel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. Wikel is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wikel is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Wikel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Wikel: (304) & (681)<4> Communities near Wikel ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wikel.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wikel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wikel. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wikel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wikel. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wikel. See our Newspapers Page for Wikel. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wikel ...Looking for more information about Wikel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wikel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wikel. Adding Wikel to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wikel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wikel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Wikel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wikel. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wikel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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