Welcome to West Graham ...

West Graham is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Graham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for West Graham: W. Graham

West Graham is 2,470 feet [753 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of West Graham is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for West Graham: 276

Communities near West Graham ...

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

• Bluefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
• Princeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
• Tazewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
• Athens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
• Gary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• Pocahontas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Bramwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
• Northfork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Northfork is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <3>
• Keystone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>
• Matoaka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Matoaka is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 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 Graham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Graham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Graham ...

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

Adding West Graham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Graham 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 Graham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Graham post office opened in 1913. The West Graham post office closed in 1956.

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