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Welcome to Asco ...

Asco is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Asco is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Asco: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Asco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Asco - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Asco ...

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

  • Welch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Mullens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oceana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Northfork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradshaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Iaeger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asco ...

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

Adding Asco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Asco post office opened in 1920. The Asco post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asco.

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 Asco - 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 Asco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Asco 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/