Welcome to Amma ...

Amma is located in Roane County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Amma: (304) & (681)<4>

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 a Google Map centered on Spencer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• 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 a Google Map centered on Clendenin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Clay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Procious
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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  • Procious is located in Clay County
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• Reamer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
  • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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• Roxalana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
  • Roxalana is located in Roane County
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• 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
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• Falling Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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• Rushville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rushville
• Elkhurst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
  • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Elkhurst

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.<6>

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/