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Welcome to Kathryn ...

Kathryn is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kathryn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Kathryn is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kathryn: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Kathryn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kathryn - they are located in California and North Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kathryn.

Communities near Kathryn ...

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

  • Beckley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rainelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ansted
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mabscott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kathryn ...

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

Adding Kathryn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kathryn 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 Kathryn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kathryn post office opened in 1929. The Kathryn post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kathryn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kathryn - 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 Kathryn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Kathryn 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.
<5>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/