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Welcome to Neel ...

So far, we found very little information about Neel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Neel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Neel, please Contact Us.


Neel would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.


The location of Neel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Neel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Neel is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Neel was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Neel would have been located in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Neel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Neel - they are located in Alabama and Ohio.

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

Communities near Neel ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
  • Grafton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Westover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <6>
  • Philippi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Granville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Kingwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shinnston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Neel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Neel post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neel.

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

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

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 Neel, 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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