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Welcome to Servia ...

Servia is located in Braxton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Servia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Servia is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Servia: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Servia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Servia - they are located in Indiana and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Servia.

Communities near Servia ...

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

  • Sutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gassaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lydia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lydia is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Sleith ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sleith is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
  • Strange Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
  • Frametown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Frametown is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Losie ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Losie is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
  • Rockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockton is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Servia ...

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

Adding Servia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Servia post office opened in 1882. The Servia post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Servia.

Footnotes ...

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