Welcome to Teays ...

Teays is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Teays, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Teays is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Teays: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Teays ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Teays - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Teays ...

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

• Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Hurricane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Nitro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Barboursville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
• Milton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Winfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Eleanor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <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 Teays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Teays.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teays ...

Looking for more information about Teays? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Teays, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Teays.

Adding Teays to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Teays post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teays.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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