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Welcome to West Dante ...

West Dante is located in Dickenson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Dante, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

A typical abbreviation for West Dante: W. Dante

West Dante is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Dante: 276

Communities near West Dante ...

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

  • Norton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Coeburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Honaker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clintwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pound
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Haysi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
  • Nickelsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Dante ...

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

Adding West Dante to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Dante post office opened in 1936.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dickenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Dante - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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