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Welcome to McClung ...

McClung is located in Bath County<1>.


The location of McClung has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of McClung, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

McClung is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for McClung: (540)

Communities Also Named McClung ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McClung - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near McClung ...

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

  • Clifton Forge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Craigsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Gate
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Warm Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
    • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
  • Millboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchelltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
    • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
  • Burnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Bath County
  • Yost
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Yost is located in Bath County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McClung ...

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

Adding McClung to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McClung 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 McClung was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McClung post office opened in 1896.

We also found McClung on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McClung.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McClung. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McClung - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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