Welcome to Tyler Mountain ...

Tyler Mountain is located in Kanawha County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyler Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Tyler Mountain: Tyler Mtn. (or less commonly used: Tyler Mntn.)

Tyler Mountain is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Tyler Mountain: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Tyler Mountain ...

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

• Charleston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Hurricane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Nitro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Winfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Chesapeake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Belle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <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 Tyler Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyler Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyler Mountain ...

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

Adding Tyler Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tyler Mountain post office opened in 1851.

We also found Tyler Mountain in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyler Mountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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