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Welcome to Port Amherst ...

Port Amherst is located in Kanawha County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Port Amherst: Prt. Amherst

Port Amherst is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Port Amherst: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Port Amherst ...

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

  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Albans
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Belle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Clendenin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Amherst ...

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

Adding Port Amherst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Amherst 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 (so far) for Port Amherst was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Amherst.

Footnotes ...

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