Welcome to Toll Gate ...
Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Toll Gate, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Toll Gate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Toll Gate is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Toll Gate lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Toll Gate: (304) & (681)<4>
Communities Also Named Toll Gate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Toll Gate - they are located in Colorado and Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toll Gate.
Communities near Toll Gate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toll Gate.
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <6>
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <6>
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- 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 <6>
- Matamoras
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Doddridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
- Middlebourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <6>
- Ellenboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <6>
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <6>
- Pullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Friendly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 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 Toll Gate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toll Gate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toll Gate. 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 Toll Gate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toll Gate. See our Newspapers Page for Toll Gate.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toll Gate ...
Looking for more information about Toll Gate? 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 Toll Gate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Toll Gate.
Adding Toll Gate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Toll Gate 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 Toll Gate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Toll Gate post office opened in 1873.
We also found Toll Gate in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Toll Gate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toll Gate. 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 Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toll Gate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |