Welcome to Dempsey ...

Dempsey is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dempsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Dempsey is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Dempsey: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Dempsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dempsey - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Dempsey ...

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

• Beckley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
  • Beckley is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <4>
• Oak Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
• Fayetteville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Montgomery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Ansted
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <4>
• Mount Hope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <4>
• Mabscott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
  • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
• Cedar Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
• Glasgow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dempsey ...

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

Adding Dempsey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dempsey post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dempsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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