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Welcome to Tripp ...

Tripp is located in Wayne County<1>.

Tripp is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Tripp, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Tripp: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Tripp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tripp - they are located in Georgia, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Tripp ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
  • Fort Gay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
  • Kermit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hode
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
  • Stonecoal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
  • Clifford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Beauty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tripp ...

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

Adding Tripp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tripp 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 (so far) for Tripp was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tripp.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Tripp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Tripp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Tripp area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.