Welcome to Fame ...

Fame is located in Pendleton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fame, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Fame is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Fame: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Fame ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fame - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Fame ...

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

• Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Franklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Kline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Pendleton County
• Brushy Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
  • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
• Ruddle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruddle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
  • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
• Brandywine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
  • Brandywine is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandywine <5>
• Ketterman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
• Propstburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
  • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
• Dorcas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
  • Dorcas is located in Grant County
• Fulks Run
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
  • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fame ...

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

Adding Fame to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fame post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fame.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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