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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.

  • Mill Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Durbin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
  • Huttonsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Elkwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Lee Bell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
    • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
  • Slaty Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
    • Frank is located in Pocahontas County
  • Pickens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arbovale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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>

From that list, the Valley Head post office opened in 1852.

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.

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 ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Randolph, 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 Valley Head - 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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