Welcome to McMellin ...
So far, we found very little information about McMellin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McMellin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McMellin, please Contact Us.
McMellin would have been located within present day Monongalia County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of McMellin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McMellin is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where McMellin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where McMellin was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near McMellin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McMellin.
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Kingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Star City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Fairchance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Point Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 McMellin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McMellin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McMellin. 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 McMellin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McMellin. See our Newspapers Page for McMellin.
Adding McMellin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McMellin 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 (so far) for McMellin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the McMellin post office opened in 1900. The McMellin post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for McMellin.
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 McMellin, 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 Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McMellin - 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 McMellin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the McMellin 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> | 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/ |