Welcome to Conaway ...

Conaway is located in Tyler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Conaway is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Conaway: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Conaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Conaway - they are located in California and Virginia.

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

Communities near Conaway ...

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

• New Martinsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <5>
• Paden City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
  • Paden City is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <5>
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Sistersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
  • Sistersville is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <5>
• Pennsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
  • Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <5>
• Matamoras
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• West Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Doddridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Middlebourne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <5>
• Pine Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <5>
• Clarington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conaway ...

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

Adding Conaway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Conaway post office opened in 1868.

We also found Conaway in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conaway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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