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Welcome to Letart ...

Letart is located in Mason County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Letart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Letart is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Letart: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities near Letart ...

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

  • Point Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
  • Ravenswood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallipolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
    • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
  • Pomeroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
  • New Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mason
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
  • Syracuse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <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 Letart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Letart.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Letart ...

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

Adding Letart to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Letart post office opened in 1854.

We also found Letart in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Letart.

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

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 Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Letart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>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.
<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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