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Welcome to Derryhale ...

Derryhale is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derryhale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Derryhale is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Derryhale: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Derryhale ...

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

  • Beckley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ansted
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mabscott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Smithers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Lester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 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 Derryhale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Derryhale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derryhale ...

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

Adding Derryhale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Derryhale 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 (so far) for Derryhale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Derryhale post office opened in 1902. The Derryhale post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derryhale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Derryhale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Derryhale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Derryhale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/