Welcome to Gomez ...
So far, we found very little information about Gomez. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gomez to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gomez, please Contact Us.
Gomez would have been located within present day Calhoun County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gomez, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gomez is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gomez was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gomez was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Gomez ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Gomez - they are located in California, Florida, Kentucky and Texas (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gomez.
Communities near Gomez ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gomez.
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <5>
- Gassaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <5>
- Grantsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- 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>
- Clay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
- Arnoldsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Beech
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Stinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Oka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Gomez. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gomez.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gomez. 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 Gomez.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gomez. See our Newspapers Page for Gomez.
Adding Gomez to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gomez in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gomez was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gomez post office opened in 1900.
We also found Gomez on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gomez.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gomez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gomez - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Gomez area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Gomez area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |