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Welcome to Sturgeon Branch ...

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

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

Sturgeon Branch would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Sturgeon Branch: Sturgeon Br. (or less commonly used: Sturgeon Brnch.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sturgeon Branch is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sturgeon Branch is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The Area Codes where Sturgeon Branch was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Sturgeon Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sturgeon Branch - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Sturgeon Branch ...

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

  • Oak Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <6>
  • Fayetteville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rainelle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <6>
  • Alderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rupert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Thurmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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 Sturgeon Branch, 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 Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sturgeon Branch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Sturgeon Branch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Sturgeon Branch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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.
<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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