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Welcome to Little Falls ...

Little Falls is located in Monongalia County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Little Falls, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Little Falls is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Little Falls: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Little Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Little Falls - they are located in Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Little Falls ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Westover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
  • Granville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Kingwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shinnston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Falls ...

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

Adding Little Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Falls 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 Little Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Little Falls post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Falls.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Falls. 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 ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Falls - 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>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.
<7>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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