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Welcome to Fourteen ...

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

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

Fourteen would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fourteen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fourteen is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Communities near Fourteen ...

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

  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wayne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <6>
  • Logan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapmanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • West Hamlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
    • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • West Logan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
    • West Logan is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <6>
  • Kermit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people

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

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

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

Adding Fourteen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fourteen post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fourteen.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

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 Fourteen, 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 Lincoln, 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 Fourteen - 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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