Welcome to Clickton ...
So far, we found very little information about Clickton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clickton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clickton, please Contact Us.
Clickton would have been located within present day Braxton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clickton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Clickton is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Clickton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Clickton was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Clickton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clickton.
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Frametown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Progress ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Clem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
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 Clickton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clickton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clickton. 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 Clickton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clickton. See our Newspapers Page for Clickton.
Adding Clickton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clickton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Clickton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Clickton post office opened in 1906. The Clickton post office closed in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clickton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clickton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clickton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Clickton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Clickton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |