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Welcome to McClure ...

McClure is located in Martin County<1>.

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

McClure is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for McClure: 606

Communities Also Named McClure ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named McClure: This one is located in Martin County and the other is located in Perry County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 14 communities that are also named McClure - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near McClure ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Paintsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Prestonsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Williamson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Run Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Inez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Delbarton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Kermit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McClure ...

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

Adding McClure to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McClure 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 McClure was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the McClure post office opened in 1904. The McClure post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McClure.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McClure - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/