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Welcome to Maybeury ...

Maybeury is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maybeury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Maybeury is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Maybeury: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Maybeury ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tazewell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
  • Welch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Mullens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Pineville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maybeury ...

Looking for more information about Maybeury? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Maybeury, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Maybeury.

Adding Maybeury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maybeury 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 for Maybeury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Maybeury post office opened in 1887.

We also found Maybeury in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maybeury.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maybeury - 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 Maybeury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Maybeury 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/