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Welcome to Carbide ...

Carbide is located in Wetzel County<1>.

Carbide is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carbide: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Carbide ...

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

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

Communities near Carbide ...

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

  • New Martinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paden City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mannington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Sistersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • West Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Middlebourne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clarington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Hundred
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleton is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbide ...

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

Adding Carbide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbide 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 Carbide was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbide.

Footnotes ...

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