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Welcome to Mew ...

Mew is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mew, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Mew is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mew: 276

Communities near Mew ...

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

  • Mill Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Norton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coeburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nickelsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dungannon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dungannon is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cleveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Bickley Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mew ...

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

Adding Mew to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mew post office opened in 1902. The Mew post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mew.

Footnotes ...

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