Welcome to Sissonville ...

Sissonville is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sissonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Sissonville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Sissonville: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Sissonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sissonville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Sissonville ...

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

• Charleston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• South Charleston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Saint Albans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Dunbar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Nitro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
• Winfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Eleanor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Marmet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <4>
• Buffalo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Clendenin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sissonville ...

Looking for more information about Sissonville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sissonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sissonville.

Adding Sissonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sissonville post office opened in 1831.

We also found Sissonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sissonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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