Welcome to Lost City ...

Lost City is located in Hardy County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lost City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Lost City is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lost City: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Lost City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lost City - they are located in California, Kentucky, Nevada and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Lost City ...

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

• Woodstock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Moorefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
  • Moorefield is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <5>
• Mount Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <5>
• Edinburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
• Wardensville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>
• Jerome
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
• Basye - Bryce Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basye - Bryce Mountain
  • Basye - Bryce Mountain is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basye - Bryce Mountain <5>
• Baker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Hardy County
• Orkney Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orkney Springs
  • Orkney Springs is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orkney Springs <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 Lost City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lost City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lost City ...

Looking for more information about Lost City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lost City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lost City.

Adding Lost City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lost City 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 Lost City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lost City post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lost City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lost City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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