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Welcome to Kanawha Head ...Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Kanawha Head, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Kanawha Head, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. Kanawha Head is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Kanawha Head lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Kanawha Head: (304) and (681)<4> The ZIP code for Kanawha Head: 26228<5> Communities near Kanawha Head ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kanawha Head.
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 Kanawha Head. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kanawha Head. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kanawha Head. 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 Kanawha Head. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanawha Head. See our Newspapers Page for Kanawha Head. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kanawha Head ...Looking for more information about Kanawha Head? 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 Kanawha Head, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kanawha Head. Adding Kanawha Head to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kanawha Head 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 Kanawha Head was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Kanawha Head in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kanawha Head. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kanawha Head. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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