Welcome to Green Bottom ...

Green Bottom is located in Cabell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

Green Bottom is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Green Bottom: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Green Bottom ...

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

Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Cabell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
Hurricane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <4>
Barboursville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barboursville is located in Cabell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
South Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
Gallipolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
Kenova
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kenova is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Cabell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
Coal Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <4>
Eleanor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eleanor is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- 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 Green Bottom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Bottom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Bottom ...

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

Adding Green Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Green Bottom post office opened in 1826. The Green Bottom post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Bottom.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Cabell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Bottom - 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 Green Bottom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Green Bottom 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/