Pickaway, West Virginia

Pickaway, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Pickaway, West Virginia
Pickaway, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°38′18″N 80°30′22″W / 37.63833°N 80.50611°W / 37.63833; -80.50611Coordinates: 37°38′18″N 80°30′22″W / 37.63833°N 80.50611°W / 37.63833; -80.50611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monroe
Elevation 2,172 ft (662 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1544791[1]

Pickaway is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Pickaway is located on U.S. Route 219 northeast of Union.

The community was named after the Pickaway Plains.[2] The Pickaway Rural Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ 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. 484.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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