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Welcome to Blocton ...

Blocton is located in Mingo County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blocton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Blocton is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Blocton and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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

Communities Also Named Blocton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blocton - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Blocton ...

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

  • Williamson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Inez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
  • Delbarton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Matewan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
    • Matewan is located in Mingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <5>
  • West Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
    • West Logan is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
  • Kermit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
  • Pilgrim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
    • Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Greyeagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
    • Greyeagle is located in Mingo 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 Blocton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blocton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blocton ...

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

Adding Blocton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blocton post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blocton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blocton. 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 Mingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blocton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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