Welcome to Godfrey ...

Godfrey is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Godfrey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Godfrey is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Godfrey is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Godfrey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Godfrey - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Godfrey ...

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

• Bluefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <5>
• Princeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Bluefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <5>
• Welch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
• Mullens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
  • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <5>
• Athens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Gary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• Pocahontas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Bramwell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <5>
• Northfork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
  • Northfork is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <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 Godfrey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Godfrey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godfrey ...

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

Adding Godfrey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Godfrey post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godfrey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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