Welcome to Amma ...
Amma is located in Roane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Amma is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Amma lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Amma: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Amma ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amma.
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
- Clendenin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Wellford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Procious
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Looneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <4>
- Reamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Valley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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 Amma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amma.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amma. 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 Amma.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amma. See our Newspapers Page for Amma.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amma ...
Looking for more information about Amma? 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 Amma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amma.
Adding Amma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amma 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 Amma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Amma post office opened in 1884.
We also found Amma in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amma.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Amma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Amma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |