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Welcome to Lobelia ...

Lobelia is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lobelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Lobelia is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lobelia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lobelia: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Lobelia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lobelia - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Lobelia ...

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

  • Richwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Falling Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Loveridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
  • Oscar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Watoga ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
  • Buckeye
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Onoto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lobelia ...

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

Adding Lobelia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lobelia 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 Lobelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lobelia post office opened in 1886. The Lobelia post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lobelia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lobelia - 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 Lobelia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lobelia 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/