Welcome to Skyles ...
So far, we found very little information about Skyles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Skyles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Skyles, please Contact Us.
Skyles would have been located within present day Webster County<2>.
The location of Skyles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Skyles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Skyles is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Skyles was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Skyles still existed, it would have been in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.
Communities near Skyles ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skyles.
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <6>
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <6>
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Cowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <6>
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <6>
- Camden-on-Gauley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Birch River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <6>
- Erbacon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Little Birch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Little Birch is located in Braxton 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 Skyles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skyles.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skyles. 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 Skyles.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skyles. See our Newspapers Page for Skyles.
Adding Skyles to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Skyles in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Skyles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Skyles post office opened in 1900.
We also found Skyles on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Skyles.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Skyles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skyles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |