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Welcome to Pursley ...

Pursley is located in Tyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pursley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

Pursley is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pursley: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Pursley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pursley - they are located in Kansas, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Pursley ...

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

  • New Martinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodsfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pennsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Matamoras
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • West Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebourne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pursley ...

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

Adding Pursley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pursley post office opened in 1863. The Pursley post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pursley.

Footnotes ...

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