Welcome to McComas ...

McComas is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McComas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

McComas is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McComas is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for McComas: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named McComas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McComas - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near McComas ...

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

• Bluefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <5>
• Princeton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Bluefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <5>
• Welch
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Mullens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
  • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <5>
• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Gary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Pineville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
• Pocahontas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Bramwell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McComas ...

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

Adding McComas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McComas post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McComas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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