Welcome to Cisco ...

Cisco is located in Ritchie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cisco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Cisco is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cisco: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Cisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Cisco - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Cisco ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Saint Marys
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Harrisville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• Belmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• North Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Grantsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Ellenboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cisco ...

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

Adding Cisco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cisco post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cisco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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