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Welcome to Calico ...

Calico is located in Mingo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Calico is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Calico: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Calico ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Calico - they are located in California (2), North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Calico ...

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

  • Williamson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Logan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Man
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Delbarton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Matewan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Logan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Iaeger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Stirrat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stirrat is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calico ...

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

Adding Calico to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calico in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Calico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Calico post office opened in 1905. The Calico post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calico.

Footnotes ...

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