Welcome to Hurst ...
Hurst is located in Lewis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Hurst is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hurst lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hurst: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Hurst ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Hurst - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hurst.
Communities near Hurst ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hurst.
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Jane Lew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sand Fork
- From Hurst to Sand Fork
- Pullman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Hurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurst.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hurst. 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 Hurst.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurst. See our Newspapers Page for Hurst.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurst ...
Looking for more information about Hurst? 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 Hurst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hurst.
Adding Hurst to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hurst 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 Hurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hurst post office opened in 1893.
We also found Hurst on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurst.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hurst - 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 Hurst area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hurst area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |