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Welcome to Fishers Crossing ...

Fishers Crossing is located in Webster County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fishers Crossing: Fishers Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fishers Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Fishers Crossing.

Fishers Crossing is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fishers Crossing: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Fishers Crossing ...

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

  • Sutton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gassaway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Burnsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hacker Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Milroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Milroy is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
  • Palmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Palmer is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Fishers Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fishers Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishers Crossing ...

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

Adding Fishers Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fishers Crossing 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 Fishers Crossing was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishers Crossing.

Footnotes ...

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