Welcome to Upper Tug ...

Upper Tug is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Upper Tug is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Upper Tug, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Upper Tug: 606

Communities near Upper Tug ...

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

• Louisa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
• Wayne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
• Fort Gay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Inez
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
• Kermit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
• Warfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Warfield is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
• Clifford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clifford is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
• Hode
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hode is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
• Maynard ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maynard is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
• Dunlow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow

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 Upper Tug. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Tug.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Tug ...

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