Welcome to Stark ...

Stark is located in Boone County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Stark, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Stark is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Stark: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Stark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Stark - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stark ...

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

• Madison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Logan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Oceana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
  • Oceana is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <5>
• Chapmanville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Man
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
  • Man is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
• Danville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Whitesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Former names for Whitesville:
  • Jarrods Valley
  • Pritchard City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <5>
• West Logan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Mitchell Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Sylvester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Sylvester is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stark ...

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

Adding Stark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stark 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 Stark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stark post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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