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Welcome to Prudence ...

Prudence is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prudence, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Prudence is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Prudence: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Prudence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Prudence - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Prudence ...

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

  • Beckley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ansted
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mabscott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Smithers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prudence ...

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

Adding Prudence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prudence 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 Prudence was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prudence.

Footnotes ...

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