Welcome to Armilda ...

Armilda is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Armilda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Armilda is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Armilda: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Armilda ...

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

• Huntington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Huntington is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntington
  • From Armilda to Huntington
• Barboursville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barboursville
  • From Armilda to Barboursville
• South Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
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• Kenova
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Kenova is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenova
  • From Armilda to Kenova
• Louisa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisa
  • From Armilda to Louisa
• Catlettsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Catlettsburg
  • From Armilda to Catlettsburg
• Wayne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
• Ceredo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
  • Ceredo is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ceredo
  • From Armilda to Ceredo
• Hamlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hamlin
  • From Armilda to Hamlin
• Chesapeake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armilda ...

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

Adding Armilda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armilda 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 Armilda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Armilda post office opened in 1904.

We also found Armilda on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armilda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armilda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/