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Van Wyck, South Carolina

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833: 47: 147: 77: 167: 84: 54: 552: 396:. An agent of the railroad stepped in and proposed naming the community in honor of his wife's family in upstate New York. The name "Van Wyck" comes from a Dutch habitational name for someone from any of the many places in the Netherlands named Wijk, from the Dutch word 400:, meaning "district" or "settlement". There are several ways of pronouncing the name of the community—"Van Wick", "Van Wack", and "Van Wike". Families who have lived in the area since its founding in the 1880s generally pronounce it "Van Wike". 593: 109: 771: 392:. The name was soon changed to "Heaths", to honor the family who gave the land for the depot, but this name was quickly dropped because of confusion with 1003: 993: 764: 895: 757: 749: 322: 885: 46: 723: 682: 419: 332: 76: 179: 998: 781: 362: 273: 184: 615: 578: 963: 935: 852: 393: 435: 199: 930: 900: 370: 380:
Established in the 1880s, it was to be originally named "Cocheecho", after a young Indian chief, by the
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passes through the eastern part of the town limits, leading south 10 miles (16 km) to
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Wyck, South Carolina
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passes through the southern part of the town, terminating to the east at
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On August 15, 2017, the residents of the community voted to
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Van Wyck is in northern Lancaster County, between the
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Map of South Carolina highlighting Lancaster County
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Town
Van Wyck is located in South Carolina
Van Wyck is located in the United States
34°51′31″N 80°50′45″W / 34.85861°N 80.84583°W / 34.85861; -80.84583
United States
State
South Carolina
County
Lancaster
Mayor-council
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code(s)
803, 839
FIPS code
GNIS
townofvanwyck.net
Lancaster County
South Carolina
Charlotte Metropolitan Area
Charlotte
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
U.S. Postal Service
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Heath Springs, South Carolina
incorporate

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