Welcome to Elverton ...

Elverton is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Elverton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elverton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Elverton is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Elverton: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Elverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elverton - they are located in Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Elverton ...

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

• Beckley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Oak Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Fayetteville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Rainelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
• Ansted
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Mount Hope
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Rupert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Smithers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
  • Smithers is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <5>
• Gauley Bridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elverton ...

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

Adding Elverton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elverton post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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