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Welcome to Giatto ...

Giatto is located in Mercer County<1>.


The location of Giatto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Giatto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Giatto is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Giatto is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Giatto: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Giatto ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Welch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
  • Mullens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sophia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
    • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <5>
  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Pineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 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 Giatto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Giatto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Giatto ...

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

Adding Giatto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Giatto post office opened in 1892.

We also found Giatto on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Giatto.

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

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 Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Giatto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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