Welcome to Ganotown ...

Ganotown is located in Berkeley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ganotown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Ganotown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ganotown: (304) & (681)<4>

Websites for Ganotown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ganotown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ganotown ...

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

• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Martinsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Charles Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Berryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Bath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Paw Paw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Capon Bridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
• Hedgesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedgesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ganotown ...

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

Adding Ganotown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ganotown post office opened in 1880.

We also found Ganotown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ganotown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

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