Welcome to Pad ...
So far, we found very little information about Pad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pad, please Contact Us.
Pad would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pad is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pad was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Pad was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Pad ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pad.
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Clendenin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
- Reedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Roxalana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Wellford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Graux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Woodyard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 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 Pad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pad.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pad. 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 Pad.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pad. See our Newspapers Page for Pad.
Adding Pad to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pad 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 Pad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Pad post office opened in 1899.
We also found Pad on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pad.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Pad, 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 Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Pad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Pad area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |