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Standingstone, West Virginia

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So far, we have 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.

About Standingstone (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Standingstone is historic. The information below applies to the area where Standingstone would have been located.

Time Zone: The area where Standingstone was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes for surrounding area: (304), (681)^<2>

Elevation: 670 feet [204.22 m] above sea level ^<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)^<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen a reference point within Standingstone. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0748, Longitude: -81.3829 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Standingstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

DMS - Degrees, Minutes, Seconds

Lat:	39° 4' 29"
Lon:	-81° 22' 58"

Name of USGS Topo Map:^<5> Elizabeth

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Standingstone

GNIS ID: 1678783

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Standingstone)

About Wirt County

The community of Elizabeth is the County Seat for Wirt County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wirt)

Population

2017:^<6>	5,794 (1.35% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,717 (2.66% decrease since 2000)
2000:	5,873

Total Area:^<7> 234.8 sq. miles [608 km²] - of which 0.96% is water (2.26 sq. miles [5.8 km²])

Housing Units:^<8> 3,231

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wirt

GNIS ID: 1678877

FIPS State / County Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Standingstone)

About West Virginia

From the US Census

Population

2017:	1,815,857 (2% decrease since 2010)
2010:	1,852,994 (2.47% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,808,344

Websites for State of West Virginia

Official Website:	www.wv.gov/
Tourism:	www.wvtourism.com/
Parks:	www.wvparks.com/
Fishing:	www.wvdnr.gov/Fishing/Fishing.shtm
Hunting:	www.wvdnr.gov/hunting/hunting_regs.shtm

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of West Virginia

GNIS ID: 1779805

FIPS State: 54

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Standingstone)

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The official website for State of West Virginia: 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. - Return to Citation
<2>	Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Standingstone. - Return to Citation
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Standingstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<4>	The longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Standingstone, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source. - Return to Citation
<5>	The USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Standingstone. - Return to Citation
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2017. - Return to Citation
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Standingstone. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation

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This page was last modified: 16 Jul 2018

By John Hall