Welcome to McAfee ...

McAfee is located in Mercer County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of McAfee, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McAfee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

McAfee is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from McAfee (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

McAfee is located in the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named McAfee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McAfee - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi and New Jersey.

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

Communities near McAfee ...

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

• Nicholasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Harrodsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
• Wilmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Junction City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Burgin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <4>
• Perryville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Willisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAfee ...

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

Adding McAfee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McAfee post office opened in 1849.

We also found McAfee in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAfee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/