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Welcome to Little ...

Little is located in Tyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Little is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Little: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Little ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Little - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Little ...

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

  • New Martinsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Marys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sistersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pennsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Matamoras
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • West Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebourne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little ...

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

Adding Little to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little 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 (so far) for Little was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Little post office opened in 1895. The Little post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Little area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Little area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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