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Welcome to McComber ...

McComber is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McComber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

McComber is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McComber lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McComber: 218

Communities near McComber ...

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

  • Ely
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ely is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>
  • Babbitt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Babbitt is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babbitt <3>
  • Tower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <3>
  • Winton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Soudan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tower Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
  • Embarrass
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoyt Lakes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Allen
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Allen Junction
  • Aurora
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Aurora is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <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 McComber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McComber.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McComber ...

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

Adding McComber to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McComber post office opened in 1916. The McComber post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McComber.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McComber - 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/