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Welcome to McMullen ...

McMullen is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McMullen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

McMullen is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McMullen: 434

Communities Also Named McMullen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McMullen - they are located in Alabama and Missouri.

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

Communities near McMullen ...

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

  • Elkton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
  • Shenandoah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stanardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wolftown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Amicus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Swift Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
  • Quinque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
  • Ruth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McMullen ...

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

Adding McMullen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McMullen post office opened in 1886. The McMullen post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McMullen.

Footnotes ...

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