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Welcome to Antler ...

Antler is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Antler is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Antler: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Antler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Antler - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Antler ...

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

  • Mullens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oceana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Pineville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Northfork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bradshaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antler ...

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

Adding Antler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antler 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 Antler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Antler post office opened in 1903. The Antler post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antler - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Antler area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Antler 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/