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Welcome to Florence ...

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

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


Florence would have been located within present day Randolph County<2>.


The location of Florence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Florence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Florence is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Florence is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The location where Florence once stood is in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Florence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Florence: This one is located in Randolph County and the other is located in Preston County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Florence ...

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

  • Mill Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Addison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Huttonsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Helvetia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goshen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Upshur County
  • Monterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hacker Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Kanawha Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
    • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur 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 Florence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florence.

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

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

Adding Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florence 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 for Florence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Florence post office opened in 1872.

We also found Florence in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florence.

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

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 Florence, 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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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