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We found 35 communities that are also named Victor.
There are two communities within West Virginia that are also named Victor.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of 33 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Fayette County
This Victor is located in Fayette County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Victor.
Wood County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Victor [Wood County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Independence County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Victor [Independence County].
Pope County
This Victor is located in Pope County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Victor.
California
San Bernardino County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Victor [San Bernardino County].
San Joaquin County
This Victor is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Victor.
Shasta County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Victor.
Colorado
Teller County
This Victor is located in Teller County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Victor.
Florida
Pinellas County
This Victor is located in Pinellas County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the south of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Victor.
Idaho
Teton County
This Victor is located in Teton County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Victor.
Illinois
DeKalb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Victor [DeKalb County].
Indiana
Monroe County
This Victor is located in Monroe County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Victor.
Iowa
Iowa County
This Victor is located in Iowa County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Victor.
Kansas
Mitchell County
This Victor is located in Mitchell County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the west of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Victor.
Osborne County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Osborne County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osborne County community of Victor.
Manitoba
This Victor lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
Maryland
Somerset County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Victor [Somerset County].
Michigan
Clinton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Victor [Clinton County].
Minnesota
Wright County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Victor [Wright County].
Mississippi
Bolivar County
This Victor is located in Bolivar County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Victor.
Missouri
Monroe County
This Victor is located in Monroe County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Victor.
Montana
Ravalli County
This Victor is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Victor.
New Mexico
Socorro County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Socorro County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Victor.
New York
Ontario County
This Victor is located in Ontario County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Victor.
Ohio
Scioto County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Victor [Scioto County].
Oklahoma
Le Flore County
This Victor is located in Le Flore County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Victor.
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
This Victor is located in Clearfield County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Victor.
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Victor [Spartanburg County].
South Dakota
Davison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Victor [Davison County].
Roberts County
This Victor is located in Roberts County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Victor.
Texas
Erath County
This Victor is located in Erath County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Victor.
Harris County
This Victor is located in Harris County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the west southwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Victor.
Utah
Emery County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Victor [Emery County].
Washington
Mason County
This Victor is located in Mason County and lies 2,154 miles [3,466.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Victor.
Whatcom County
This Victor is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km] to the northwest of the Victor that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Victor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victor ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Victor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victor and extending to:
Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Victor to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Victor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Victor could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Victor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Victor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Victor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4234, Longitude: -81.4262 In this case, the coordinates for Victor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.535 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.379 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.751 degrees.