Welcome to Dairy ...

Dairy is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dairy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Dairy is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dairy lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Dairy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dairy - they are located in Alaska, Idaho and Oregon.

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

Communities near Dairy ...

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

• New Martinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <4>
• Paden City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
  • Paden City is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <4>
• Woodsfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
  • Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <4>
• Powhatan Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <4>
• Sistersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
  • Sistersville is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <4>
• Matamoras
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• Middlebourne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <4>
• Pine Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <4>
• Beallsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
  • Beallsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
• Clarington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 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 Dairy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dairy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dairy ...

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

Adding Dairy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dairy 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 Dairy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dairy post office opened in 1888.

We also found Dairy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dairy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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