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Welcome to East ...

So far, we found very little information about East. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added East to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East, please Contact Us.

East would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for East is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where East was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where East was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named East ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East - they are located in New Jersey, New York and Tennessee.

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

Communities near East ...

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

  • Charleston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • South Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunbar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nitro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Marmet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chapmanville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding East to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 (so far) for East was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East.

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 East, 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East - 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 East area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the East area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.