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Welcome to Wrights ...

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

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

Wrights would have been located within present day Preston County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wrights is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wrights is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The Area Codes where Wrights was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Wrights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Wrights - they are located in California, Illinois, Kentucky (3), Maryland (2), Michigan (3), New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Wrights ...

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

  • Uniontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Connellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Terra Alta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Point Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dunbar is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Confluence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Masontown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

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 Wrights, 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 Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wrights - 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 Wrights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Wrights 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.