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Welcome to Mahone ...

Mahone is located in Ritchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Mahone is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mahone: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Mahone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mahone - they are located in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mahone ...

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

  • Harrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Glenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grantsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ellenboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cairo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pullman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Slab
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Slab is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahone ...

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

Adding Mahone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mahone post office opened in 1899. The Mahone post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahone.

Footnotes ...

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