Welcome to Wittens Fort ...

Wittens Fort is located in Tazewell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wittens Fort: Wittens Ft. (or less commonly used: Wittens Frt.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wittens Fort for more information about variations on the name of Wittens Fort.

Wittens Fort is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wittens Fort is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wittens Fort: 276

Communities near Wittens Fort ...

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

• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Richlands
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
• Bluefield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
• Saltville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <3>
• Cedar Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <3>
• Gary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• War
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
• Pocahontas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Anawalt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
• Dunford Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wittens Fort ...

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