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Welcome to Secoal ...

Secoal is located in Boone County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Secoal, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Secoal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Secoal is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Secoal ...

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

  • Madison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Logan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapmanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Man
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
  • Danville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Whitesville is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Former names for Whitesville:
    • Jarrods Valley
    • Pritchard City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <5>
  • West Logan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
    • West Logan is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
  • Mitchell Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Sylvester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bigson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigson
    • Bigson is located in Boone 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 Secoal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Secoal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Secoal ...

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

Adding Secoal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Secoal post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Secoal.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Secoal. 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 Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Secoal - 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>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.
<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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