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Welcome to Rohr ...

Rohr is located in Preston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rohr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Rohr is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rohr is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Rohr: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Rohr ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Westover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Masontown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Kingwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Terra Alta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rohr ...

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

Adding Rohr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rohr post office opened in 1892. The Rohr post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rohr.

Footnotes ...

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