Welcome to McGovern ...

McGovern is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGovern, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McGovern is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for McGovern ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to McGovern, the following might be of interest:

Communities near McGovern ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• West Mifflin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Baldwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• Whitehall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Brentwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• Castle Shannon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <4>
• Dormont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
  • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGovern ...

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

Adding McGovern to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McGovern 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 McGovern was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGovern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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