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>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wrights is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<4> 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

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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <6>
• Kingwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• South Connellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <6>
• Terra Alta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Point Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
  • Point Marion is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <6>
• Dunbar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <6>
• Smithfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>
• Confluence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <6>
• Reedsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <6>
• Masontown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/