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Welcome to Clell ...

Clell is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Clell is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clell: 276

Communities near Clell ...

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

  • Richlands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Honaker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Grundy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • War
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Haysi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Bradshaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Mavisdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clell ...

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

Adding Clell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clell post office opened in 1925. The Clell post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clell.

Footnotes ...

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