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Welcome to Wildcat ...

So far, we found very little information about Wildcat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wildcat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wildcat, please Contact Us.


Wildcat would have been located within present day Braxton County<2>.


The location of Wildcat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Wildcat is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Wildcat was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Wildcat still existed, it would have been in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Wildcat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Wildcat: This one is located in Braxton County and the other is located in Lewis County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 12 communities that are also named Wildcat - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Wildcat ...

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

  • Sutton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
  • Gassaway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <6>
  • Sand Fork
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Falls Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
    • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
  • Kanawha Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
    • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
  • Hacker Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Napier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
    • Napier is located in Braxton County

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

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

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

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 Wildcat, 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 Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildcat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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