Welcome to July ...
So far, we found very little information about July. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added July to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with July, please Contact Us.
July would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of July, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for July is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where July was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where July was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near July ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near July.
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Clendenin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
- Poca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
- Poca is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <5>
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Reedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Island Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Romance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <5>
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 July. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for July.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of July. 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 July.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around July. See our Newspapers Page for July.
Adding July to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of July 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 for July was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the July post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for July.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 July, 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 Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around July - 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 July area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the July 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |