Welcome to Lytton ...
So far, we found very little information about Lytton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lytton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lytton, please Contact Us.
Lytton would have been located within present day Pleasants County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lytton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lytton is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lytton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lytton was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Lytton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lytton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Iowa, North Carolina and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lytton.
Communities near Lytton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lytton.
- New Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sistersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matamoras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebourne
(9 miles [14.5 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 Lytton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lytton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lytton. 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 Lytton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lytton. See our Newspapers Page for Lytton.
Adding Lytton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lytton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lytton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lytton post office opened in 1888. The Lytton post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lytton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lytton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pleasants, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lytton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Lytton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lytton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |