Welcome to Wyndal ...

Wyndal is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyndal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Wyndal is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wyndal: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Wyndal ...

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

• Oak Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Summersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
• Fayetteville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Montgomery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Ansted
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
• Belle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Cedar Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
• Glasgow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <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 Wyndal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wyndal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyndal ...

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

Adding Wyndal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wyndal post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyndal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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