Welcome to West Virginia ...

West Virginia is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Virginia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1953.

A typical abbreviation for West Virginia: W. Virginia

West Virginia is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Virginia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Virginia: 218

Communities near West Virginia ...

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

• Hibbing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hibbing is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hibbing <3>
• Chisholm
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chisholm is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisholm <3>
• Eveleth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eveleth <3>
• Gilbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
• Aurora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Aurora is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
• Buhl
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
• Biwabik
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Biwabik is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biwabik
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biwabik <3>
• Kinney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
• McKinley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • McKinley is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
• Iron Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Virginia ...

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

Adding West Virginia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Virginia 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 (so far) for West Virginia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Virginia post office opened in 1953. The West Virginia post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Virginia.