Welcome to Sabraton ...
Sabraton is located in Monongalia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sabraton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Sabraton is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sabraton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sabraton: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Sabraton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sabraton.
- Fairmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Masontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Pleasant Valley
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star City
(3 miles [4.8 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barrackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Monongah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Point Marion
(7 miles [11.3 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 Sabraton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sabraton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sabraton. 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 Sabraton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sabraton. See our Newspapers Page for Sabraton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sabraton ...
Looking for more information about Sabraton? 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 Sabraton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sabraton.
Adding Sabraton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sabraton 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 Sabraton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sabraton post office opened in 1908. The Sabraton post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sabraton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sabraton - 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 Sabraton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Sabraton 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/ |