Welcome to Girta ...
Girta is located in Ritchie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Girta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Girta is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Girta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Girta: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Girta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Girta.
- Harrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
- Grantsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
- Ellenboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
- Reedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Pullman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Burning Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt 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 Girta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Girta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Girta. 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 Girta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Girta. See our Newspapers Page for Girta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Girta ...
Looking for more information about Girta? 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 Girta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Girta.
Adding Girta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Girta 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 Girta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Girta post office opened in 1898.
We also found Girta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Girta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Girta. 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 Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Girta - 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 Girta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Girta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |