Welcome to Maher ...

Maher is located in Mingo County<1>.

The location of Maher has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Maher is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Maher and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Maher: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Maher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Maher - they are located in Colorado and Ontario.

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

Communities near Maher ...

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

• Williamson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>
• Logan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Inez
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
• Delbarton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• Matewan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
  • Matewan is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <5>
• West Logan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Kermit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Warfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
• Lovely
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
  • Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
• Pilgrim
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maher ...

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

Adding Maher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maher 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 for Maher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Maher post office opened in 1903.

We also found Maher on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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