Welcome to McKay ...

McKay is located in Umatilla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

McKay is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McKay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for McKay: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named McKay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named McKay - they are located in California (2), Michigan (2), Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington (2).

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

Communities near McKay ...

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

• Pendleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <5>
• Pilot Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
  • Pilot Rock is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Rock <5>
• Adams
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Meacham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
  • Meacham is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meacham <5>
• Tutuilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutuilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
  • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
• Cayuse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuse
  • Cayuse is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuse <5>
• Kirkpatrick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
  • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
• Mission
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Umatilla County
• Riverside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
• Gibbon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Umatilla 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 McKay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKay ...

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

Adding McKay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McKay post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/