Jump to content

Vicars, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°39′23″N 81°30′05″W / 38.65639°N 81.50139°W / 38.65639; -81.50139
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vicars is an unincorporated community in Roane County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

[edit]

A post office called Vicars was in operation between 1904 and 1972.[2] W. L. Vicars, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vicars, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 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. 648.

38°39′23″N 81°30′05″W / 38.65639°N 81.50139°W / 38.65639; -81.50139