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Welcome to Quaker ...

Quaker is located in Wayne County<1>.


The location of Quaker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Quaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Quaker is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Quaker and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Quaker: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Quaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Quaker - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Quaker ...

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

  • Louisa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
  • Wayne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
  • Fort Gay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
  • Kermit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Warfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
  • Doane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
    • Doane is located in Wayne County
  • Clifford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Maynard ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Wilsondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
    • Wilsondale is located in Wayne County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quaker ...

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

Adding Quaker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quaker 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 Quaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Quaker post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quaker.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quaker. 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 Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quaker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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