Welcome to McCracken ...

McCracken is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCracken, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

McCracken is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for McCracken: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named McCracken ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named McCracken: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named McCracken - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near McCracken ...

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

• Wheeling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
• Moundsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• Bellaire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Waynesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Shadyside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
• Bethlehem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• McMechen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <5>
• Powhatan Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <5>
• Glen Dale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dale
  • Glen Dale is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Dale <5>
• Benwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
  • Benwood is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benwood <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCracken ...

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

Adding McCracken to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McCracken post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCracken.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/