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Welcome to Wickham ...

Wickham is located in Raleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Wickham is 2,410 feet [735 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wickham is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wickham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wickham: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Wickham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Wickham: This one is located in Raleigh County and the other is located in Hampshire County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Wickham - they are located in New Brunswick, Quebec and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wickham.

Communities near Wickham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wickham.

  • Oak Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mullens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sophia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Rhodell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Pax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pax is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Thurmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Wickham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wickham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wickham. 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 Wickham.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wickham. See our Newspapers Page for Wickham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wickham ...

Looking for more information about Wickham? 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 Wickham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wickham.

Adding Wickham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wickham 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 (so far) for Wickham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wickham post office opened in 1905. The Wickham post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wickham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Wickham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Wickham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/