Welcome to Persinger ...
Persinger is located in Nicholas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Persinger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Persinger is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Persinger lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Persinger: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Persinger ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Persinger - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Persinger.
Communities near Persinger ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Persinger.
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
- Cowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <4>
- Quinwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Camden-on-Gauley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Donald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Craigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
- Muddlety
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Nettie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettie
- Nettie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettie <4>
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 Persinger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Persinger.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Persinger. 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 Persinger.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Persinger. See our Newspapers Page for Persinger.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Persinger ...
Looking for more information about Persinger? 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 Persinger, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Persinger.
Adding Persinger to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Persinger 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 Persinger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Persinger post office opened in 1881.
We also found Persinger in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Persinger.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Persinger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Persinger - 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 Persinger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Persinger 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |