RoadsideThoughts |
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada |
Home >> State of West Virginia >> Marshall County >> Limestone | Index... |
Welcome to Limestone ...Limestone is located in Marshall County<1>. The location of Limestone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Limestone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854. Limestone is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Limestone lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Limestone: (304) & (681)<4> Communities Also Named Limestone ...While we believe that this Limestone is located in Marshall County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Limestone. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harrison and Mineral County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 31 communities that are also named Limestone - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Limestone. Communities near Limestone ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Limestone.
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 Limestone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Limestone. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Limestone. 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 Limestone. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Limestone. See our Newspapers Page for Limestone. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limestone ...Looking for more information about Limestone? 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 Limestone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Limestone. Adding Limestone to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Limestone 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 Limestone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Limestone in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Limestone. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Limestone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
|
Thank you for visiting our website.
In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.
This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024