Welcome to Kearneysville ...

Kearneysville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Kearneysville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kearneysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Kearneysville is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kearneysville: (304) and (681)<4>

Websites for Kearneysville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jeffersoncounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kearneysville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kearneysville ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Purcellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Brunswick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Berryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Boonsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Lovettsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <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 Kearneysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kearneysville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kearneysville ...

Looking for more information about Kearneysville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kearneysville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kearneysville.

Adding Kearneysville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kearneysville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Kearneysville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kearneysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

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