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Welcome to Hubball ...

Hubball is located in Lincoln County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hubball, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Hubball is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hubball: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Hubball ...

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

  • Hurricane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Barboursville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Cabell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
  • Wayne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
  • Chapmanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Hamlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
    • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Proctorville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Myra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
    • Myra is located in Lincoln County
  • Nestlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
    • Nestlow is located in Wayne County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hubball ...

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

Adding Hubball to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hubball 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 Hubball was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hubball post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hubball.

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.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 Lincoln, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hubball - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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