Welcome to Key ...
So far, we found very little information about Key. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Key to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Key, please Contact Us.
Key would have been located within present day Pendleton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Key, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Key is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Key was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Key was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Key ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Key - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Key.
Communities near Key ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Key.
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onego
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Ruddle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Circleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Brushy Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Kline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Harperton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Ketterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
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 Key. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Key.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Key. 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 Key.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Key. See our Newspapers Page for Key.
Adding Key to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Key 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 (so far) for Key was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Key post office opened in 1902. The Key post office closed in 1950.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Key.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Key, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pendleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Key - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Key area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Key area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |