Welcome to Littleton ...

The town of Littleton is located in Wetzel County<1>.

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

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

Littleton is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Littleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Littleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Littleton ...

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

• Moundsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• New Martinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <5>
• Mannington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Powhatan Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <5>
• Cameron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Pine Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <5>
• Fairview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Marion County
  • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
• Farmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Clarington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
• Hundred
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
  • Hundred is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <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 Littleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Littleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Littleton ...

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

Adding Littleton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Littleton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Littleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/