Welcome to Patton ...

Patton is primarily located in Greenbrier County<1>. A portion of Patton extends into Monroe County.

The location of Patton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Patton is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Patton: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Patton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Patton - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Patton ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Ronceverte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Alderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Fort Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
  • Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
• Frazier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
  • Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
• Hillsdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
• Fairlea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlea
  • Fairlea is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlea <5>
• Hollywood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Monroe 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 Patton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patton ...

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

Adding Patton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patton 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 Patton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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