Welcome to Pansy ...

Pansy is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pansy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Pansy is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pansy: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Pansy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pansy - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Pansy ...

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

• Petersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Petersburg
  • From Pansy to Petersburg
• Moorefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Moorefield is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moorefield
  • From Pansy to Moorefield
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Franklin
  • From Pansy to Franklin
• Harman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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  • Harman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harman <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harman
  • From Pansy to Harman
• Dorcas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Dorcas is located in Grant County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dorcas
  • From Pansy to Dorcas
• Ketterman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketterman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ketterman
  • From Pansy to Ketterman
• Brushy Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brushy Run
  • From Pansy to Brushy Run
• Hopeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Hopeville is located in Grant County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hopeville
  • From Pansy to Hopeville
• Peru
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Hardy County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Peru
  • From Pansy to Peru
• Durgon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durgon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
  • Durgon is located in Hardy County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Durgon
  • From Pansy to Durgon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pansy ...

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

Adding Pansy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pansy 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 Pansy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Pansy post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pansy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pansy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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