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Welcome to War Eagle ...

War Eagle is located in Mingo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of War Eagle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

War Eagle is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for War Eagle: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named War Eagle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named War Eagle - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near War Eagle ...

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

  • 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>
  • Man
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Delbarton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Matewan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Davy
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Iaeger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Baisden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for War Eagle ...

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

Adding War Eagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of War Eagle 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 (so far) for War Eagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the War Eagle post office opened in 1902. The War Eagle post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for War Eagle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around War Eagle - 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 War Eagle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the War Eagle 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/