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Welcome to Fenwick ...

Fenwick is located in Nicholas County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fenwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Fenwick is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fenwick is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Fenwick: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Fenwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Fenwick - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Fenwick ...

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

  • Summersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rupert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Addison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Cowen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Quinwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Nettie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tolbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
  • Donald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Nicholas County
  • Lile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
    • Lile is located in Greenbrier County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fenwick ...

Looking for more information about Fenwick? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fenwick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fenwick.

Adding Fenwick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fenwick post office opened in 1906.

We also found Fenwick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fenwick.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fenwick. 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 Nicholas, 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 Fenwick - 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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