Welcome to McHenry ...

McHenry is located in Garrett County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McHenry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

McHenry is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McHenry is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for McHenry: (301) and (240)<4>

The ZIP code for McHenry: 21541<5>

Communities Also Named McHenry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McHenry - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near McHenry ...

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

• Kingwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Westernport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <6>
• Terra Alta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Lonaconing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <6>
• Grantsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <6>
• Piedmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <6>
• Confluence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <6>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McHenry ...

Looking for more information about McHenry? 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 McHenry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McHenry.

Adding McHenry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McHenry 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 McHenry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the McHenry post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McHenry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/