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Welcome to Lesage ...

Lesage is located in Cabell County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lesage, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lesage is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lesage: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Lesage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lesage - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Lesage ...

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

  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
  • Hurricane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Barboursville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
    • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <5>
  • Kenova
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Cabell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
  • Coal Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lesage ...

Looking for more information about Lesage? 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 Lesage, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lesage.

Adding Lesage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lesage 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 Lesage was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lesage.

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

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

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 Cabell, 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 Lesage - 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.









 

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