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Welcome to Standingstone ...

So far, we found very little information about Standingstone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Standingstone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Standingstone, please Contact Us.


Standingstone would have been located within present day Wirt County<2>.


The location of Standingstone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Standingstone is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Standingstone was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Standingstone would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Standingstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Standingstone - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Standingstone ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
  • Belpre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
  • Spencer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • North Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • North Hills is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Grantsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Greencastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
    • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Wirt 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 Standingstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Standingstone.

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

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

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 Standingstone, 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 Wirt, 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 Standingstone - 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.









 

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