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Welcome to Ganotown ...

Ganotown is located in Berkeley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ganotown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Ganotown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ganotown: 304 & 681<3>

Websites for Ganotown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ganotown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ganotown ...

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

  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Martinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Charles Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ranson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Berryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Paw Paw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Capon Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hedgesville
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Ganotown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ganotown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ganotown ...

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

Adding Ganotown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ganotown 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 (so far) for Ganotown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ganotown post office opened in 1880. The Ganotown post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ganotown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ganotown - 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 Ganotown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ganotown 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/