Welcome to Medina ...

Medina is located in Jackson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Medina, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Medina is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Medina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Medina - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Medina ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Belpre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Ripley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• New Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Elizabeth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Syracuse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Racine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
• Hartford City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
• Coolville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <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 Medina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medina ...

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

Adding Medina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medina 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 Medina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Medina post office opened in 1891.

We also found Medina in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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