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Welcome to West Huntington ...

West Huntington is located in Cabell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Huntington: W. Huntington

West Huntington is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Huntington: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named West Huntington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Huntington - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near West Huntington ...

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

  • Ashland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Ironton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
  • Flatwoods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Barboursville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • South Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Russell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
  • Kenova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Raceland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Coal Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Huntington ...

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

Adding West Huntington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Huntington 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 West Huntington was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Huntington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Cabell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Huntington - 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 West Huntington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the West Huntington 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.