Do you know of McGlone ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about McGlone. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with McGlone.<1>

Our sources for McGlone (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of McGlone other than they indicate that McGlone would be found somewhere in Carter County, Kentucky.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1882 and closed  in 1955.

Communities Also Named McGlone ...

We found one communities that share the name McGlone.

Within Kentucky, the name McGlone is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named McGlone in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Monroe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of McGlone [Monroe County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for McGlone ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about McGlone:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for McGlone - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for McGlone.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 21/49062   (Place Name: McGlone)

County: Carter     (FIPS State/County: 21/043)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, McGlone) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Carter County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Carter County.