Welcome to Villa ...
So far, we found very little information about Villa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Villa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Villa, please Contact Us.
Villa would have been located within present day Kanawha County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Villa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Villa is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Villa was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Villa was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Villa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Villa - they are located in Delaware, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Villa.
Communities near Villa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Villa.
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
- South Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
- South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
- Saint Albans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
- Nitro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Nitro is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
- Chesapeake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Marmet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
- Marmet is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
- Belle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Belle is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
- Clendenin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
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 Villa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Villa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Villa. 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 Villa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Villa. See our Newspapers Page for Villa.
Adding Villa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Villa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Villa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Villa post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Villa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Villa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Villa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Villa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |