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Welcome to Droop ...

Droop is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Droop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1942.

Droop is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Droop is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Droop: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Droop ...

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

  • White Sulphur Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Richwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Falling Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Loveridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
  • Oscar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Watoga ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
  • Spring Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Buckeye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Droop ...

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

Adding Droop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Droop 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 Droop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Droop post office opened in 1942. The Droop post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Droop.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Droop - 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 Droop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Droop 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/