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Welcome to Stengel ...

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

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


Stengel would have been located within present day Mercer County<2>.


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


While the community is gone, the present day location for Stengel is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Stengel is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Stengel ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bluefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pearisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Narrows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <6>
  • Pembroke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rich Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peterstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people

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

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

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

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 Stengel, 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 Mercer, 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 Stengel - 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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