Welcome to McKees Half Falls ...

McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKees Half Falls, 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.

McKees Half Falls is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near McKees Half Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McKees Half Falls.

• Sunbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
• Selinsgrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <3>
• Northumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <3>
• Mifflinburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <3>
• Millersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <3>
• Lykens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
  • Lykens is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <3>
• Shamokin Dam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
  • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <3>
• Newport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Elizabethville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
  • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <3>
• Duncannon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
  • Duncannon is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKees Half Falls ...

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

Adding McKees Half Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKees Half Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

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