Welcome to McCloud ...

McCloud is located in Mingo County<1>.

The location of McCloud has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCloud, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

McCloud is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for McCloud: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named McCloud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named McCloud - they are located in California, Kansas (3), Montana and Tennessee.

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

Communities near McCloud ...

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

• Williamson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>
• Logan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Chapmanville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Inez
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
• Delbarton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• West Logan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Kermit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Mitchell Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Warfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
• Troy Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
  • Troy Town is located in Logan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCloud ...

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

Adding McCloud to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McCloud post office opened in 1908.

We also found McCloud on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCloud.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCloud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/