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Welcome to Legg ...

Legg is located in Kanawha County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Legg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Legg is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Legg: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Legg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Legg - they are located in Alabama and Montana.

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

Communities near Legg ...

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

  • Charleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • South Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
    • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
  • Saint Albans
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
  • Dunbar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nitro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
  • Winfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Eleanor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
  • Chesapeake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
    • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
  • Belle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <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 Legg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Legg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Legg ...

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

Adding Legg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Legg post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Legg.

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Legg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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