Welcome to Oldtown ...

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

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

Oldtown would have been located within present day Mason County<2>.

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

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Oldtown is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Oldtown still existed, it would have been in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Oldtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Oldtown - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Oldtown ...

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

• Point Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <6>
• Ravenswood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Gallipolis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <6>
• Middleport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <6>
• Pomeroy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <6>
• New Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Mason
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
• Syracuse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Rio Grande
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <6>
• Racine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>

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

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

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

Adding Oldtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oldtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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