Welcome to McClung ...
So far, we found very little information about McClung. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McClung to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McClung, please Contact Us.
McClung would have been located within present day Greenbrier County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of McClung, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McClung is 2,970 feet [905 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McClung is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where McClung was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where McClung was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named McClung ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McClung - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McClung.
Communities near McClung ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McClung.
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
- Rainelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
- Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
- Rupert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
- Meadow Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Thurmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <5>
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaser Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Carl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 McClung. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McClung.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McClung. 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 McClung.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McClung. See our Newspapers Page for McClung.
Adding McClung to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McClung in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McClung was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for McClung.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McClung, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McClung - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 McClung area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the McClung area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |