Welcome to Katy ...

Katy is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Katy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Katy is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Katy: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Katy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Katy - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Katy ...

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

• Morgantown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Fairmont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
• Clarksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <4>
• Bridgeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Grafton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
• Westover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
• Granville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
• Pleasant Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Shinnston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <4>
• Mannington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Katy ...

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

Adding Katy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Katy 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 Katy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Katy post office opened in 1901.

We also found Katy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Katy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Katy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/