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Welcome to Stiltner ...

Stiltner is located in Wayne County<1>.


The location of Stiltner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stiltner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Stiltner is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Stiltner ...

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

  • Barboursville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Louisa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
  • Wayne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
  • Hamlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • West Hamlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
    • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Fort Gay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Echo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Wayne County
  • Nestlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
    • Nestlow is located in Wayne County
  • Cove Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
    • Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
  • Dunlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
    • Dunlow is located in Wayne 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 Stiltner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stiltner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stiltner ...

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

Adding Stiltner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stiltner 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 Stiltner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stiltner post office opened in 1906.

We also found Stiltner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stiltner.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stiltner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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