Welcome to Huff ...
So far, we found very little information about Huff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Huff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Huff, please Contact Us.
Huff would have been located within present day Randolph County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Huff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Huff is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Huff is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Huff was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Huff was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Huff ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Huff - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huff.
Communities near Huff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huff.
- Elkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Huttonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cassity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
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 Huff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huff. 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 Huff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huff. See our Newspapers Page for Huff.
Adding Huff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Huff 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 (so far) for Huff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Huff post office opened in 1889. The Huff post office closed in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Huff.
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 Huff, 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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huff - 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 Huff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Huff 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> | 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/ |