Welcome to McDaniels ...

McDaniels is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McDaniels, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

McDaniels is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McDaniels lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from McDaniels (for example, toward Sonora), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

McDaniels lies within the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for McDaniels: 40152<4>

Communities Also Named McDaniels ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McDaniels - they are located in Georgia (2), Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near McDaniels ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <5>
• Hardinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <5>
• Cloverport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <5>
• Clarkson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <5>
• Caneyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <5>
• Fordsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <5>
• Se Ree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Se Ree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
  • Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
• Falls-of-Rough
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
  • Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <5>
• Westview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
  • Westview is located in Breckinridge County
• Glen Dean
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
  • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDaniels ...

Looking for more information about McDaniels? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McDaniels, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McDaniels.

Adding McDaniels to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McDaniels post office opened in 1874.

We also found McDaniels in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McDaniels.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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