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Welcome to Aspinall ...

Aspinall is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aspinall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Aspinall is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Aspinall: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Aspinall ...

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

  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sutton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gassaway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jane Lew
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sand Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Knawl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Knawl is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aspinall ...

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

Adding Aspinall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aspinall 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 Aspinall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aspinall post office opened in 1886. The Aspinall post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aspinall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aspinall - 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 Aspinall area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Aspinall 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/