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Welcome to Wildell ...

Wildell is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Wildell is 3,060 feet [933 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wildell is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Wildell: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Wildell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildell ...

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

Adding Wildell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wildell post office opened in 1904. The Wildell post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildell.

Footnotes ...

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