Welcome to McCrea ...

McCrea is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCrea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

McCrea is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McCrea is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named McCrea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McCrea - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near McCrea ...

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

• Carlisle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Shippensburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Newville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• Newburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <4>
• Blain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
  • Blain is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <4>
• Orrstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
  • Orrstown is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <4>
• Landisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisburg
  • Landisburg is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landisburg <4>
• Bears Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
  • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland 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 McCrea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCrea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCrea ...

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

Adding McCrea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCrea 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 McCrea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McCrea post office opened in 1892.

We also found McCrea on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCrea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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