Welcome to Procious ...
Procious is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Procious, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Procious is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Procious lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Procious: 304 & 681<3>
The ZIP code for Procious: 25164<4>
Communities near Procious ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Procious.
- Clendenin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clendenin
- From Procious to Clendenin
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clay
- From Procious to Clay
- Elkhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elkhurst
- From Procious to Elkhurst
- Valley Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley Fork
- From Procious to Valley Fork
- Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartland
- From Procious to Hartland
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Spread
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Wellford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wellford
- From Procious to Wellford
- Reamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reamer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reamer
- From Procious to Reamer
- Dink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dink
- From Procious to Dink
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 Procious. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Procious.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Procious. 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 Procious.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Procious. See our Newspapers Page for Procious.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Procious ...
Looking for more information about Procious? 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 Procious, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Procious.
Adding Procious to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Procious 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 Procious was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Procious post office opened in 1884.
We also found Procious in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Procious.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Procious. 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 Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Procious - 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 Procious area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Procious area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Procious). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Procious or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |