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Welcome to Guthrie ...

Guthrie is located in Kanawha County<1>.


The location of Guthrie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

When the people of Guthrie refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Guthrian<3>

Guthrie is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Guthrie: (304) & (681)<5>

Communities Also Named Guthrie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Guthrie - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Guthrie ...

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

  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
    • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <6>
  • Saint Albans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <6>
  • Dunbar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <6>
  • Winfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eleanor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <6>
  • Chesapeake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
    • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <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 Guthrie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guthrie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guthrie ...

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

Adding Guthrie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Guthrie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guthrie.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guthrie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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 Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Guthrie refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Guthrie may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guthrie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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