Welcome to Guseman ...

So far, we found very little information about Guseman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Guseman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Guseman, please Contact Us.

Guseman would have been located within present day Preston County<2>.

The location of Guseman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guseman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Guseman is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Guseman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Guseman still existed, it would have been in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities near Guseman ...

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

• Morgantown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <6>
• Westover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <6>
• Kingwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Point Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
  • Point Marion is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <6>
• Smithfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>
• Reedsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <6>
• Rowlesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesburg
  • Rowlesburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlesburg <6>

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

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

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

Adding Guseman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guseman 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 Guseman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Guseman post office opened in 1883.

We also found Guseman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guseman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/