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Welcome to Laurel Point ...Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County<1>. Google driving directions from your current location to Laurel Point (Patience, this may take a moment). We aren't confident of the location of Laurel Point, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848. A typical abbreviation for Laurel Point: Laurel Pt. Laurel Point is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Laurel Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Laurel Point: 304 & 681<4> Communities near Laurel Point ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurel Point.
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 Laurel Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Point. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurel Point. 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 Laurel Point. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Point. See our Newspapers Page for Laurel Point. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Point ...Looking for more information about Laurel Point? 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 Laurel Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laurel Point. Adding Laurel Point to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Laurel Point 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 Laurel Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Laurel Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel Point. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/ The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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