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Welcome to Mahan ...

Mahan is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

Mahan is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mahan: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Mahan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mahan - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri and Oregon.

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

Communities near Mahan ...

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

  • Beckley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chesapeake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ansted
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mabscott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Belle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahan ...

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

Adding Mahan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mahan post office opened in 1903. The Mahan post office closed in 1996.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahan.

Footnotes ...

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