Welcome to Servia ...

Servia is located in Braxton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Servia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Servia is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Servia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Servia - they are located in Indiana and Washington.

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

Communities near Servia ...

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

• Sutton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Gassaway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Clay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Flatwoods
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Strange Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
  • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
• Frametown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
• Wilsie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
  • Wilsie is located in Braxton County
• Mudfork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
  • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
• Stinson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
  • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
• Harrison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clay 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 Servia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Servia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Servia ...

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

Adding Servia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Servia post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Servia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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