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Welcome to Valley Head ...Valley Head is located in Randolph County<1>. The location of Valley Head has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Head, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852. Valley Head is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Valley Head is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Valley Head lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Valley Head: (304) & (681)<4> Communities Also Named Valley Head ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Valley Head - they are located in Alabama and Georgia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Head. Communities near Valley Head ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley Head.
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 Valley Head. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Head. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley Head. 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 Valley Head. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Head. See our Newspapers Page for Valley Head. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Head ...Looking for more information about Valley Head? 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 Valley Head, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Head. Adding Valley Head to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Valley Head 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 Valley Head was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Valley Head in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Head. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Head. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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