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Welcome to Pancake ...

Pancake is located in Hampshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pancake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Pancake is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pancake: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Pancake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pancake - they are located in Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Pancake ...

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

  • Keyser
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Moorefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Westernport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Romney
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Piedmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wardensville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Garden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
    • Elk Garden is located in Mineral County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Garden <4>
  • Luke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luke have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
    • Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Hampshire County
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Pancake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pancake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pancake ...

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

Adding Pancake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pancake 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 Pancake was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Pancake in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pancake.

Footnotes ...

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