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Welcome to Caddell ...

Caddell is located in Preston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caddell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Caddell is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Caddell: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Caddell ...

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

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

Communities near Caddell ...

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

  • Mountain Lake Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reedsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rowlesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Masontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Friendsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Newburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caddell ...

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

Adding Caddell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caddell post office opened in 1907. The Caddell post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caddell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caddell - 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 Caddell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Caddell 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/