Welcome to Old Fields ...
Old Fields is located in Hardy County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Fields, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Old Fields is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Old Fields lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Old Fields: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Old Fields ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Old Fields - they are located in Maryland and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Fields.
Communities near Old Fields ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Fields.
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Romney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
- Wardensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Fort Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Medley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
- Medley is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medley <4>
- Lahmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lahmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Inkerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Seymourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seymourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
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 Old Fields. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Fields.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Fields. 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 Old Fields.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fields. See our Newspapers Page for Old Fields.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Fields ...
Looking for more information about Old Fields? 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 Old Fields, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Fields.
Adding Old Fields to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Old Fields 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 Old Fields was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Old Fields post office opened in 1881.
We also found Old Fields in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Fields.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Fields. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hardy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Fields - 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 Old Fields area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Old Fields 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |