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Welcome to Cluster ...

Cluster is located in Pleasants County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cluster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Cluster is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cluster: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Cluster ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Belpre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Williamstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Matamoras
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 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 Cluster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cluster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cluster ...

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

Adding Cluster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cluster post office opened in 1888. The Cluster post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cluster.

Footnotes ...

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