Welcome to Gwinn ...

Gwinn is located in Cabell County<1>.

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

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

Gwinn is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Gwinn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gwinn - they are located in Maryland and Michigan.

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

Communities near Gwinn ...

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

• Huntington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Hurricane
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Barboursville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
• Gallipolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Milton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Winfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Eleanor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
• Buffalo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Chesapeake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <5>
• West Hamlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
  • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gwinn ...

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

Adding Gwinn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Gwinn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gwinn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

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