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Welcome to Cheat Lake ...

Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cheat Lake: Cheat Lk.

Cheat Lake is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cheat Lake: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Cheat Lake ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Westover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Masontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Kingwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rivesville
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Cheat Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheat Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheat Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

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