Welcome to Porters Falls ...

Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Porters Falls, 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.

Porters Falls is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Porters Falls ...

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

• New Martinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <5>
• Paden City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
  • Paden City is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <5>
• Powhatan Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <5>
• Sistersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
  • Sistersville is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <5>
• Matamoras
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• West Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Doddridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Middlebourne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <5>
• Pine Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <5>
• Clarington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
• Hundred
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
  • Hundred is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <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 Porters Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porters Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porters Falls ...

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

Adding Porters Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porters Falls 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 Porters Falls was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porters Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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