Welcome to Little Wildcat ...
So far, we found very little information about Little Wildcat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little Wildcat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Wildcat, please Contact Us.
Little Wildcat would have been located within present day Lewis County<2>.
The location of Little Wildcat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Wildcat, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Wildcat is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Little Wildcat was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Little Wildcat would have been located in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.
Communities near Little Wildcat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Wildcat.
- Sutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
- Gassaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <6>
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <6>
- Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <6>
- Kanawha Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Falls Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Hacker Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <6>
- Rock Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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 Little Wildcat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Wildcat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Wildcat. 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 Little Wildcat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Wildcat. See our Newspapers Page for Little Wildcat.
Adding Little Wildcat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Wildcat in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Little Wildcat was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Wildcat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Wildcat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Wildcat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |