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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Ely is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>
- Babbitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
- Babbitt is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babbitt <4>
- Tower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
- Tower is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <4>
- Winton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Soudan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soudan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
- Soudan is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soudan <4>
- Tower Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tower Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
- Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Embarrass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Embarrass is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Embarrass <4>
- Hoyt Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Lakes
- Hoyt Lakes is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt Lakes <4>
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Saint Louis County
- Allen has also been known as:
- Allen Junction
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
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 for McComber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the McComber post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for McComber.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McComber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |