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Welcome to Nacols ...

Nacols is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nacols, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Nacols is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nacols: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Nacols ...

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

  • Welch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Oceana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Grundy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <4>
  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Man
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Pineville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Davy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Bradshaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nacols ...

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

Adding Nacols to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nacols 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 Nacols was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nacols post office opened in 1924. The Nacols post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nacols.

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 Nacols - 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 Nacols area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Nacols 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>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/