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Welcome to Sarton ...

Sarton is located in Monroe County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sarton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Sarton is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sarton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Sarton ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrows
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
  • Ronceverte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rich Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peterstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 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 Sarton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sarton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sarton ...

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

Adding Sarton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sarton 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 Sarton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sarton post office opened in 1907.

We also found Sarton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sarton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sarton. 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 Monroe, 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 Sarton - 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>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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