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Welcome to Ned ...

Ned is located in Greene County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ned, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Ned is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Ned: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Ned ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ned - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Ned ...

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

  • Moundsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
  • Mannington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Powhatan Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
  • Grant Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
    • Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Pine Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Fairview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
    • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
  • Farmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hundred
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
    • Hundred is located in Wetzel County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <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 Ned. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ned.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ned ...

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

Adding Ned to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ned post office opened in 1897.

We also found Ned on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ned.

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ned - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (874) is an overlay for area code (724).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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