Welcome to Defoe ...
So far, we found very little information about Defoe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Defoe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Defoe, please Contact Us.
Defoe would have been located within present day Webster County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Defoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Defoe is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Defoe was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Defoe was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Defoe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Defoe - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Defoe.
Communities near Defoe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Defoe.
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
- Gassaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <6>
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <6>
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <6>
- Camden-on-Gauley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Halo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Defoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Defoe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Defoe. 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 Defoe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Defoe. See our Newspapers Page for Defoe.
Adding Defoe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Defoe 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 for Defoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Defoe post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Defoe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Defoe, 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 Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Defoe - 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 Defoe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Defoe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |