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Welcome to Prunty ...

Prunty is located in Ritchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prunty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Prunty is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Prunty: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Prunty ...

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

  • Harrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Glenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • West Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grantsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ellenboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cairo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Fork
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Pullman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prunty ...

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

Adding Prunty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prunty 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 Prunty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prunty post office opened in 1902. The Prunty post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prunty.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prunty - 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 Prunty area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Prunty 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/