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Welcome to Fanrock ...

Fanrock is located in Wyoming County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fanrock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1932.

Fanrock is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Fanrock ...

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

  • Welch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
  • Mullens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
    • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <5>
  • Oceana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Man
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
  • Pineville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
  • Davy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Northfork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
    • Northfork is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <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 Fanrock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fanrock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fanrock ...

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

Adding Fanrock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fanrock post office opened in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fanrock.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fanrock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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