Welcome to Assurance ...

Assurance is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Assurance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Assurance is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Assurance: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Assurance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Assurance - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Assurance.

Communities near Assurance ...

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

• Pearisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Narrows
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
• Alderson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Pembroke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Athens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Rich Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>
• Peterstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Oakvale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
  • Oakvale is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Assurance ...

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

Adding Assurance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Assurance post office opened in 1888.

We also found Assurance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Assurance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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