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Welcome to Wildcat ...

Wildcat is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildcat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Wildcat is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wildcat: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Wildcat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Wildcat: This one is located in Lewis County and the other is located in Braxton 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gassaway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kanawha Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
  • Falls Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
  • Bulltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
  • Goshen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Goshen is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Hacker Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildcat ...

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

Adding Wildcat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wildcat 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 Wildcat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wildcat post office opened in 1895. The Wildcat post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildcat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildcat - 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 Wildcat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Wildcat 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/