Welcome to Patsey ...
So far, we found very little information about Patsey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Patsey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Patsey, please Contact Us.
Patsey would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
The location of Patsey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Patsey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Patsey is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Patsey was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Patsey still existed, it would have been in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Patsey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Patsey - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Patsey.
Communities near Patsey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Patsey.
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <6>
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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 <6>
- Clendenin
(13 miles [20.9 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 <6>
- Reedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cicerone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Flint Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Island Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Kentuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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 Patsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patsey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Patsey. 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 Patsey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Patsey. See our Newspapers Page for Patsey.
Adding Patsey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Patsey 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 Patsey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Patsey post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Patsey.
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 Patsey, 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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Patsey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |