Do you know of Mechums River ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Mechums River. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Mechums River.<1>

Our sources for Mechums River (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Mechums River other than they indicate that Mechums River would be found somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Mechums River ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mechums River:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mechums River - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

The FIPS database contains an entry for Mechums River.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/50888   (Place Name: Mechums River)

County: Albemarle     (FIPS State/County: 51/003)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Mechums River) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Albemarle County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Albemarle County.