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Welcome to Sturms Mill ...

Sturms Mill is located in Marion County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sturms Mill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Sturms Mill: Sturms Ml. (or less commonly used: Sturms Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sturms Mill for more information about variations on the name of Sturms Mill.

Sturms Mill is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Sturms Mill: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Sturms Mill ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Clarksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
  • Grafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Shinnston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mannington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stonewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Nutter Fort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
    • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 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 Sturms Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sturms Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sturms Mill ...

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

Adding Sturms Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sturms Mill post office opened in 1881.

We also found Sturms Mill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sturms Mill.

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

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 Marion, 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 Sturms Mill - 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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