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Welcome to Macomber ...

Macomber is located in Preston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macomber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Macomber is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Macomber: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Macomber ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macomber ...

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

Adding Macomber to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Macomber post office opened in 1883. The Macomber post office closed in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macomber.

Footnotes ...

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