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Welcome to McClung ...

McClung is located in Bath County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McClung: 540 & 826<3>

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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Gate
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • 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)
    • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Millboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchelltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Burnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Burnsville is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Yost
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Yost is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost

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 (so far) 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. The McClung post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McClung.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around McClung - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the McClung area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the McClung area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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