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Welcome to Godfrey ...

Godfrey is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Godfrey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Godfrey is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Godfrey is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Godfrey: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Godfrey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Godfrey - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Godfrey.

Communities near Godfrey ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Welch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Mullens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Pocahontas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Northfork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godfrey ...

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

Adding Godfrey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Godfrey 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 Godfrey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Godfrey post office opened in 1901. The Godfrey post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godfrey.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Godfrey - 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 Godfrey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Godfrey 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/