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Welcome to Ortin Heights ...

Ortin Heights is located in Putnam County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ortin Heights: Ortin Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Ortin Heights is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ortin Heights: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Ortin Heights ...

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

  • Charleston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dunbar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurricane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Winfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eleanor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marmet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ortin Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ortin Heights - 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 Ortin Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ortin Heights 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.