Welcome to Scary ...

Scary is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Scary is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Scary: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Scary ...

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

• Charleston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Hurricane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Milton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Winfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Eleanor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
• Buffalo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Hamlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scary ...

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

Adding Scary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scary post office opened in 1886.

We also found Scary in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/