Welcome to McCowan Spring ...
McCowan Spring is located in Bath County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for McCowan Spring: McCowan Spg. (or less commonly used: McCowan Spng. or McCowan Sprng.)
McCowan Spring is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: McCowan Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for McCowan Spring: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near McCowan Spring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McCowan Spring.
- Craigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Bath Alum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Marble Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Bolar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Millboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Warm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 McCowan Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCowan Spring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McCowan Spring. 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 McCowan Spring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McCowan Spring. See our Newspapers Page for McCowan Spring.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCowan Spring ...
Looking for more information about McCowan Spring? 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 McCowan Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McCowan Spring.
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 McCowan Spring - 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 McCowan Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the McCowan Spring 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. |