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Welcome to Garretts Bend ...

Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Garretts Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Garretts Bend: Garretts Bnd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Garretts Bend for more information about variations on the name of Garretts Bend.

Garretts Bend is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Garretts Bend: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities near Garretts Bend ...

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

  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • South Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
    • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <4>
  • Saint Albans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
  • Dunbar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nitro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Cabell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
  • Winfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Eleanor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garretts Bend ...

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

Adding Garretts Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garretts Bend 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 Garretts Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Garretts Bend post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garretts Bend.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garretts Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garretts Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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