Welcome to Chattaroy ...

Chattaroy is located in Mingo County<1>.

The location of Chattaroy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chattaroy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Chattaroy is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Chattaroy, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Chattaroy: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Chattaroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chattaroy - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Chattaroy ...

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

• Coal Run Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Logan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Inez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
• Delbarton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• Matewan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
  • Matewan is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <5>
• West Logan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Kermit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Warfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
• Forest Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
• Toler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
  • Toler is located in Pike County (KY)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chattaroy ...

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

Adding Chattaroy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chattaroy 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 Chattaroy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chattaroy post office opened in 1903.

We also found Chattaroy on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chattaroy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chattaroy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/