Do you know of Confluence ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Confluence. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Confluence.<1>
Our sources for Confluence (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Confluence other than they indicate that Confluence would be found somewhere in Lewis County, West Virginia.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1888 and closed in 1907.
Communities Also Named Confluence ...
We found three communities that share the name Confluence.
Within West Virginia, the name Confluence is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Confluence [Lauderdale County].
- Kentucky
- Leslie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Confluence [Leslie County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Confluence [Somerset County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Confluence ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Confluence:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Confluence - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)
More Orphans in Lewis County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lewis County.
| Big Skin Creek | Kemperville |
| Blake | |
| Browns | Leading Creek |
| Collins Settlement | Midway |
| Dovener | Nicoles |
| Edmiston | Seymour |
| Etna | Smith's |
| Stalnaker | |
| Fisher's Summit | |
| Freemans Creek | Turner |
| Kemper | Wilsons |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |