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Welcome to Kanetown ...

Kanetown is located in Preston County<1>.

Kanetown is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kanetown: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Kanetown ...

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

  • Grafton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kingwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Reedsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rowlesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Masontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Newburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Albright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kanetown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kanetown - 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 Kanetown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Kanetown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.