Welcome to Frenchburg ...
Frenchburg is located in Hampshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Frenchburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
Frenchburg is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Frenchburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Frenchburg: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Frenchburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Frenchburg - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Frenchburg.
Communities near Frenchburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frenchburg.
- Keyser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
- Keyser is located in Mineral County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
- Romney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
- Paw Paw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
- Capon Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
- Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <4>
- Wardensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
- Wardensville is located in Hardy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <4>
- Three Churches
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Wapocomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sedan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Higginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire 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 Frenchburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frenchburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frenchburg. 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 Frenchburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frenchburg. See our Newspapers Page for Frenchburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frenchburg ...
Looking for more information about Frenchburg? 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 Frenchburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Frenchburg.
Adding Frenchburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Frenchburg 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 Frenchburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Frenchburg post office opened in 1857.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Frenchburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frenchburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frenchburg - 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 Frenchburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Frenchburg 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |